Slavery is not a crime in almost half the countries of the world
Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 10:50
in Psychology & Sociology
"Slavery is illegal everywhere." So said the New York Times, repeated at the World Economic Forum, and used as a mantra of advocacy for over 40 years. The truth of this statement has been taken for granted for decades. Yet our new research reveals that almost half of all countries in the world have yet to actually make it a crime to enslave another human being.