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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Slavery''' is a system under which people are treated as [[property]] to be bought and sold, and are [[Unfree labour|forced to work]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Brace|first=Laura|title=The politics of property: labour, freedom and belonging|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=osZnIiqDd4sC&pg=PA162|year=2004|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|isbn=0748615350|chapter=8. Slaveries and Property: Freedom and Belonging}}</ref> Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand [[Remuneration|compensation]]. Historically, slavery was institutionally recognized by many societies; in more recent times slavery has been outlawed in most societies but continues through the practices of [[debt bondage]], [[indentured servant|indentured servitude]], [[serfdom]], [[domestic worker|domestic servants]] kept in captivity, certain [[adoption]]s in which children are forced to work as slaves, [[military use of children|child soldiers]], and [[forced marriage]].<ref name=modernslavery>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/slavery/modern/modern_2.shtml |title=Religion & Ethics – Modern slavery: Modern forms of slavery |publisher=BBC |date=2007-01-30 |accessdate=2009-06-16}}</ref> <br />
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===Chattel slavery===<br />
Chattel slavery, so named because people are treated as the [[personal property]], chattels, of an owner and are bought and sold as commodities, is the original form of slavery. When taking these chattels across national borders it is referred to as [[Human Trafficking]] especially when these slaves provide sexual services.<ref name=newint/><br />
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===Bonded labor===<br />
[[Debt bondage]] or bonded labor occurs when a person pledges himself or herself against a loan.<ref name="Bales2004">{{cite book|author=Kevin Bales|title=New slavery: a reference handbook|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=8Cw6EsO59aYC|accessdate=11 March 2011|year=2004|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781851098156|pages=15–18}}</ref> The services required to repay the debt, and their duration, may be undefined.<ref name="Bales2004"/> Debt bondage can be passed on from generation to generation, with children required to pay off their parents' debt.<ref name="Bales2004"/> It is the most widespread form of slavery today.<ref name=newint/><br />
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===Forced labor===<br />
[[Forced labor]] is when an individual is forced to work against his or her will, under threat of violence or other punishment, with restrictions on their freedom.<ref name=newint/> It is also used to describe all types of slavery and may also include institutions not commonly classified as slavery, such as [[serfdom]], [[conscription]] and [[penal labour|penal labor]].<br />
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