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Netherlands scored on having the least people form different races because they are really racist

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Ah, holiday time in the Netherlands. It means pepernoten (holiday cookies), handwritten, personalized poems to give to friends and family, and large parades across the country. But for many cities in the Netherlands, the season of Sinterklaas is not complete without a dash of holiday blackface.

Every year, from late November to early December, the Dutch celebrate the arrival of Sinterklaas (the Dutch version of St. Nick) and Zwarte Piet, (Black Pete in English). For decades, Dutch people have dressed up as Zwarte Piet by painting their faces black, giving themselves big red lips and donning curly afro wigs. Sinterklaas is the stern boss, Zwarte Piets are his goofy, acrobatic helpers. Many activists of color within the Netherlands have been resisting and protesting the practice for years. Ever since Dutch-Antillean activist Quinsy Gario was beaten and arrested in Amsterdam for wearing a "Zwarte Piet Is Racism" T-shirt in 2011, the tradition has become subject of increased international attention. Even a U.N. special committee called the Zwarte Piet practice discriminatory, drawing widespread condemnation from Dutch, with death threats sent to the head of the committee.

Some cities have begun to slowly change Zwarte Piet. This year, Amsterdam officially adopted a Soot Piet, with streaks of black across the face, so it looks like he actually came down a chimney.

But outside of Amsterdam, many Nederlanders are insistent on keeping Black Piet black, with some going to extreme lengths to keep Black Pete black. A school in Utrecht, which banned Zwarte Piet in 2015, had to call police after pro-Zwarte Piet campaigners dressed in blackface barged into classrooms. They reportedly told some of the teachers to "go back to your country." Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the incident "bizarre."

*Update* and speaking of extremes, some folks in the Netherlands think Zwarte Piet is so important, they get married in blackface:

Two weeks ago, pro-Zwarte Piet protesters blocked a highway to prevent busloads of protesters from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to enter the town of Dokkum, even though the city had given them permission to march peacefully. According to journalist Frederike Geerdink, who was traveling with the protesters, the police claimed they could not guarantee the safety of the group, and proceeded to escort the buses back in the other direction. Dokkum's parade, complete with blackface Zwarte Piets, went on as scheduled.

Liberals around the world may be surprised to know that Rutte, (who was praised as a hero in Europe and the U.S. after defeating far-right politician Geert Wilders) said in 2014, " Zwarte Piet is black and I cannot change that," adding, "My friends in the Netherlands Antilles are very happy when they celebrate Sinterklaas because they do not have to put paint on their face - I'm working days to get the paint off my face."

But what about Dutch children of color who are confronted with Zwarte Piet, racist bullying and stereotypes? The Netherlands has a history of trading on its international image as a progressive, tolerant nation while struggling to deal with societal racism, partially a by-product of its history of trading human slaves. It's a good thing that some cities are beginning to adjust Zwarte Piet to reflect a more inclusive society. Let's hope the rest of the Netherlands will catch up, sooner rather than later.

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Opinion | The Netherlands' racist blackface tradition needs to go

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Ah, holiday time in the Netherlands. It means pepernoten (holiday cookies), handwritten, personalized poems to give to friends and family, and large parades across the country. But for many cities in the Netherlands, the season of Sinterklaas is not complete without a dash of holiday blackface.

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Slavery is a complex problem, with many factors playing their part. It has their roots in poverty, discrimination and a weak protectionof vulnerable people by law.

https://www.antislavery.org/slavery-today/modern-slavery/

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Modern slavery still exists in UK about 3000 children from Vietnam only serves in their cannabis farms not including the other thousands of children https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36416751

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Either women forced into prostitution,  men forced into work or child labor going on in many countries. In all situations there is no longer free choice.

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"We were only there to work. It felt like I was in jail." Laboni, Nepal

You might think that slavery is a thing of the past. But right now, almost 50 million people are trapped in slavery worldwide.

It's a problem that affects every country on earth -  including yours .

In many ways, slavery may look different from the slavery of the Transatlantic slave trade, but modern slavery - as a term - encompasses many forms of slavery, including human trafficking and people being born into slavery.

There are hundreds of definitions of modern slavery. All of these include aspects of control, involuntary actions and exploitation.

At Anti-Slavery International, we define modern slavery as when an individual is exploited by others, for personal or commercial gain. Whether tricked, coerced, or forced, they lose their freedom. This includes but is not limited to human trafficking, forced labour and debt bondage.

Our mission is to stop slavery - to secure freedom for everyone, everywhere, always.

Modern slavery is all around us, often hidden in plain sight. People can become enslaved making our clothes, serving our food, picking our crops, working in factories, or working in houses as cooks, cleaners or nannies. Victims of modern slavery might face violence or threats, be forced into inescapable debt, or have their passport taken away and face being threatened with deportation.

Many people have fallen into this trap because they were trying to escape poverty or insecurity, improve their lives and support their families. Now, they can't leave.

According to the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery (2022) from Walk Free, the International Labour Organization and the International Organization for Migration:

49.6 million people live in modern slavery - in forced labour and forced marriage

Roughly a quarter of all victims of modern slavery are children

22 million people are in forced marriages. Two out of five of these people were children

Of the 27., are in forced labour exploitation in the private economy, 6 million people trapped in forced labour 17.3 million 6.3 million are in commercial sexual exploitation , and nearly authorities 4 million are in forced labour imposed by state

The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the conditions that lead to modern slavery

Migrant workers are particularly vulnerable to forced labour.

Source: Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage , Geneva, September 2022

Modern slavery takes many forms. The most common are:

Descent-based slavery (where people are born into slavery). A very old form of slavery, where people are treated as property, and their "slave" status has been passed down the maternal line.

Child slavery. When a child is exploited for someone else's gain. This can include child trafficking, child soldiers, child marriage and child domestic slavery

. Domestic work and domestic servitude are not always slavery, and when properly regulated can be an important source of income for many people. However, when someone is working in another person's home, they may be particularly vulnerable to abuses, exploitation, and slavery, as they might be hidden from sight and lack legal protection.

Why are people in slavery today?

People may end up trapped in slavery because they're vulnerable to being tricked, trapped and exploited, often as a result of poverty and exclusion and because laws do not properly protect them.

People can be particularly vulnerable to modern slavery when external circumstances push them into taking risky decisions in search of opportunities to provide for their families, or when people find they are simply pushed into jobs in exploitative conditions. Anyone could be pressed into forced labour, but people in vulnerable situations - such as being in debt, or not having access to their passport - are most at risk. Crises like the pandemic and climate change can make people even more vulnerable to exploitation.

Where do we find slavery?

People are being exploited and pushed into slavery all around the world. While it may take different forms, we're committed to ending slavery for everyone, everywhere.

Slavery is a problem in the UK, where many people experience human trafficking, bonded labour and forced labour. Many products on our local shop shelves might have been made by people in forced labour, but the complex supply chains that businesses have created might make it harder for business to spot exploitation and abuses in their supply chains. In many cases they even hide behind this complexity to evade responsibility. That's why we are pushing for new laws to protect workers and hold businesses accountable for exploitation occurring in their supply chains.

Slavery may be hidden but it exists and it's controlling the lives of millions of people.

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What is modern slavery? | Anti-Slavery International

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What is modern slavery? Find out where modern slavery happens today, the numbers behind it and who is affected.

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Each year, thousands of people, usually women and girls, are deceived, threatened or simply forced into commercial sexual exploitation. https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/03/opinions/josh-hawley-missouri-human-trafficking/index.html

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There 2.6 million people in North Korea being forced to work
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/19/world/global-slavery-index-2018/index.html

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Yes, because in Australia the have a strong hate for the natives and call them "the blacks" .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Australians

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Yes in Bangladesh men are  drugged, beaten, and enslaved and sold off as temporary workers.
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/on-the-anniversary-of-the-rana-plaza-collapse-we-a/

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yes in Uzbekistan in the harvest season the gov. forces people to work in the cotton fields
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/these-5-countries-58-worlds-slaves/

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There are many different types of enslavement  today such as
Forced marriage and it's coupled w/ many other different forms of slavery. Children who are trafficked for sex can be sold into forced marriages.
In the U.S only 10 states have legislation that addresses forced marriages.

so, yes slavery still exists today

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Yes slavery still exists. Libyan slave trade. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CASMAE_enUS810&ei=JvJxW4fHJILAjwSUhLHwBw&q=libya+slave+trade&oq=libya+&gs_l=psy-ab.1.4.0i67k1j0l3j0i131k1j0l2j0i67k1j0l2.1428.2128.0.4253.4.4.0.0.0.0.204.547.0j2j1.3.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..1.3.545....0.g-Kp4r5j_Gw&safe=active&ssui=on

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Yes slavery still exist in the United States!
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/these-5-countries-58-worlds-slaves/

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Yes slavery still exist today

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The cover story in the latest issue of the Atlantic is a personal history titled " My Family's Slave."

The author, Alex Tizon, goes on to chronicle just that - how his mother in the Philippines was gifted a slave when she was 15, how she brought that slave with her to the United States, and how that slave remained a slave for his mother's entire life, working all day and night without pay, unable to have a social life and enduring endless abuse.
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The story is harrowing in its candid exploration of one slave's experience and its description of how one family managed to normalize slavery through profound denial

But it's also a disturbing reminder of how slavery still exists all around the world.

Globally, there are an estimated 45.8 million slaves, a greater number than at any other time in history, according to The Global Slavery Index. The refugee crisis currently roiling the world is also fueling the market for child slavery.

Slavery takes many forms, but sexual, labor-based, and human trafficking are the primary modes.

Here are the five countries that hold 58% of the world's slavery population.

India

Total slave estimate: 18,354,700

Rate of slavery: 1.4% of population

Top forms of slavery: Agriculture, bonded labor, domestic work, and sex work.

"There are many people in the village who were working with me as a bonded labor," said one survey respondent for The Global Slavery Index. "I was physically and sexually assaulted when I was working in the field. I had also threat on my life and on my family. I was also threatened that I had to leave the village."
Read More: This Girl Stopped a Child Marriage in India. Now She Fears for Her Life.
Pakistan

Total slave estimate: 2,134,900

Rate of slavery: 1.13% of population

Top form of slavery: Bonded labor for industries such as brick making. More than 20,000 brick kilns operate in rural Pakistan, preying on illiterate and desperate laborers who get trapped in illegal debt programs. If the laborer dies, his or her children are forced to assume the debt load and get trapped in slavery.
Read More: HONY Shows the Beauty, Complexity of Pakistan
Bangladesh

Total slave estimate: 1,531,300

Rate of slavery: .95% of population

Top forms of slavery: Men are forced into labor, and women are forced into marriage. Oftentimes, men are captured, drugged, beaten, and enslaved, where they are then sold off as temporary workers. Forced marriage, meanwhile, often entails a life of abuse and poverty.
Read More: 4 Years After Bangladesh Factory Collapse We Ask, Who Made Your Clothes?
China

Total slave estimate: 3,388,400

Rate of slavery: .25%

Top forms of slavery: Sexual slavery and other forms of forced labor. The gender imbalance caused by China's now-defunct one-child policy creates a demand for foreign brides who are forced into marriage. Because the women are often illegally in the country, they have little legal recourse. Further, there is widespread societal support for this system.
Read More: Beijing's Latest Air Pollution Crisis Isn't From Coal
Uzbekistan

antislavery.org

Total slave estimate: 1,236,600

Rate of slavery: 3.97%

Top forms of slavery: Forced labor. Each harvest season, the government forces tens of thousands of people into cotton fields.
Read More: You Can Calculate Your Slave Labor Footprint With This App

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The 5 Countries With the Most People Living in Slavery

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The cover story in the latest issue of the Atlantic is a personal history titled " My Family's Slave."

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The seafood industry has tricked people into thinking they got a factory job. Then their with held against their will. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36416751

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racism is still real it happens in many countries

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A form of slavery today is sex trafficking. Children are involved in sex trafficking.

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An estimated 40.3 million people were victims of modern slavery last year.
Mitos lived as a slave for three years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59KGc6UyjAw

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Slavery still exist in this generation in the form of child slavery
https://www.antislavery.org/slavery-today/modern-slavery/

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yes slavery still exist in the form of labor slave and other kinds of slavery. http://www.endslaverynow.org/learn/slavery-today/forced-labor

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slavery does exist in different country's the worst one is india http://framing.indiana.edu/2017/02/06/modern-slavery-worker-rights-and-human-trafficking/

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yes slavery still exist in the form of sex trafficking and also hard labor . also POW's are considered slaves. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/05/16/610164538/italian-cops-try-to-stop-a-sex-trafficking-gang-called-black-axe

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Yes, slavery exists in Bangladesh still where parents force their children into arranged marriages.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6006907/Couple-lured-teenage-daughter-Bangladesh-force-marry-cousin-jailed.html

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In the United States, there are more people found doing forced labor than being a part of sex trafficking. http://www.endslaverynow.org/learn/slavery-today/forced-labor

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HUMANS FOR SALE: LIBYAN SLAVE TRADE CONTINUES WHILE MILITANTS KILL AND TORTURE WITH IMPUNITY, U.N. SAYS

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CASMAE_enUS810&ei=JvJxW4fHJILAjwSUhLHwBw&q=libya+slave+trade&oq=libya+&gs_l=psy-ab.1.4.0i67k1j0l3j0i131k1j0l2j0i67k1j0l2.1428.2128.0.4253.4.4.0.0.0.0.204.547.0j2j1.3.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..1.3.545....0.g-Kp4r5j_Gw&safe=active&ssui=on

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In the seafood industry, it is thought thousands of people are trafficked onto boats and are sold into slavery to work on fishing boats.  Thailand is a great example of a country that has been accused of this.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36416751

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Find a country where slavery still exists today. Don't forget to cite your source