People normally associate the practice of slavery to have long been put out of use. While this may be the case in the majority of the world, unfortunately, there are still many places where slavery is still prevalent. North Korea currently has the highest prevalence of slavery. Based on the 2018 Global Slavery Index, there are approximately 2.6 million 'modern slaves' in North Korea.
The term 'modern slavery' is defined as forced labor, human trafficking, economic leverage such as "debt bondage", forced marriages, and child labor. It is evident that the North Korean government has the "weakest response to slavery out of all the countries surveyed [in the 2018 Global Slavery Index]", and this weakness is highlighted due to the North Korean Regime's constant use of forced labor within and outside the nation.
Although there have been talks of denuclearization and a potential alliance between the United States and North Korea, there hasn't been a formal discussion towards rectifying the blatant human rights violation occurring within North Korea.
As Amanda Mortwedt Oh of the Committee of Human Rights in North Korea said, North Korea is a slave state. Any talks of peace and partnership should first involve a conversation addressing the human violations, such as modern slavery, that the North Korean Regime commits daily. How can the World trust a nation that puts their own citizens in shackles?
Many North Koreans are human trafficked to other nations and become forced laborers.
Link to the Global Slavery Index
Link to other articles pertaining to the modern slavery in North Korea:
1. http://humantraffickingsearch.org/north-korean-slave-labor/
2.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/07/19/north-korea-has-2-6-million-modern-slaves-new-report-estimates/
3.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/19/north-korea-has-modern-day-slaves-world-report-reveals-rights/
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