Senate Testimony On Modern Slavery

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In the articles, “Ashton Kutcher gets serious with Senate testimony on modern slavery,” by Josh Kenworthy, and “ Libya’s Migrant Economy Is a Modern Day Slave Market”, by Karl Vick, modern slavery is mentioned and talked about as it is still occurring in the world today. The first article talks about actor and investor Ashton Kutcher standing up for a change in modern slavery, mostly in the U.S., and his wish to stop sex trafficking and exploitation above most issues. Moreover, the second article explains how in Libya, trade has been greatly involved in not only goods but the buying and selling of humans as well. Those forced to be part of this trade are kept in detention centers or even more harmful locations where there are frequent deaths …show more content…
between the 15th and 19th centuries. Before it was outlawed, people could treat slaves however they wanted, so many Africans experienced torture and disrespect from the American settlers who did not take them into consideration for being human because of their different skin color. Since slavery from the past was done in many ways, such as imprisoning people from wars and capturing the disliked for indentured servitude, it was never really as horrible as it was recorded during those times. The openness and acceptance of this horror are what makes this event all so terrible because this type of inhumane treatment is completely unacceptable, especially in modern …show more content…
All around the world slavery continues to be a problem but mostly kept under wraps. As technology and knowledge continue to advance, there are sneakier and more effective ways for people to get away with forced labor. Slavery in the U.S. happens right under people’s noses. People do not realize that this can happen to people at jobs or online. Ashton Kutcher, co-founder of Thorn (an organization that uses technology to find and helps those enslaved in human trafficking, and stops sexual exploitation of children) is most interested in trying to stop the use of children in sexual slavery. He vouched for the need for this affair to end to a Senate Foreign Relations Committee because he believes that sexual abuse happens among many in a global perspective, but there are people, including minors, forced into the hands of others who wish to use them for work or sexual activity. Moreover, he uses his testimony to persuade the committee and the audience to make an effort to stop this from happening, and raise funds to make efficient software that finds victims and perpetrators. If he can convince them to help him, there would definitely be fewer cases of these events that take