Wednesday, 10 April 2013

How many slaves work for you?

slaveryfootprint.org is an interesting website. There is a quiz to find out 'How Many Slaves Work for You'. 

The quiz takes into account usual daily things which you probably do not think about: How many tops you own, how many shoes, how much dairy you eat etc. At the end, you discover how many slaves work for you and where they are from. You can then get more information about the different extremities of slavery in the different areas.
For example:
Brazil: Over 25,000 Brazilian men and boys are enslaved on cattle ranches, logging camps and mining camps, sugar-cane plantations and large farms producing corn, cotton, soy and charcoal. Raw materials from slavery include: Brick, Castor Oil, Coffee, Corn, Cotton, Emerald, Iron, Pig Iron, Soybeans, Silicon

I had the result of 34 slaves working for me, it is quite surprising to see the results that come up, it's worth having a look at.



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