https://bsky.app/profile/chriso-wiki.bsky.social/post/3lonceds37h2h
"Enslaved people are being sold to the Russian army for up to 100,000 rubles
($1,240) each, according to anti-slavery campaigners. The issue highlights
Russia's hidden but chronic problem with modern slavery, which Putin's
government has failed to tackle.
Russia has by far the worst record on modern slavery of any country in Europe,
with an estimated 1.9 million people living in servitude. This reflects a
combination of extreme corruption, weak enforcement of anti-slavery laws, and
government collaboration with slavers.
According to the
Global Slavery Index, Russia has the eighth-highest slavery
rate in the world, at 13 slaves per 1,000 people. In absolute terms, only North
Korea has a larger number of slaves. Russia's government does less about
slavery than all but 6 other states.
While Russia had serfdom until 1861, modern slavery in Russia is largely the
work of criminal gangs in collusion with corrupt officials and police. The
victims are usually migrant workers from central and east Asia but also include
ethnic Russians, some of whom are kidnapped by slavers."
Via Joerg Fliege.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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