Modern Slavery Act Essay

It was reported from government research that there are between ten and thirteen thousand victims of slavery in the United Kingdom. Slavery is a very current issue with the high amount of enslaved people not only in the United Kingdom, but also all over the world. In 2014 Theresa May (Home Secretary) introduced the Modern Slavery Bill, which was created to start acknowledging the vast business that slavery is, and eradicating slavery one-step at a time. This act has been scrutinised thoroughly by the public and has had a wide range of views about it. This essay will focus in on how effective the Modern Slavery Act (2015) is by first identifying what slavery entitles. By concentrating on how slavery first came about it will allow people to

One of the first places in Africa was Egypt; this was where slavery was very common. Slaves were brought over from different countries and sold from their families. Slaves were very important in Egyptian society. They were used for forced labour, in households and gardeners. In order for Egypt to have such great buildings, they needed people to build them and so they forced people to work in heated conditions, chained and whipped whilst carrying heavy stones. Many slaves died doing this by being trapped under the stones or from the heat. In Africa, before the slave trade, slavery was used as a punishment for payments, prisoners of war and crimes. The only thing different about this form of slavery was that it was mostly temporary, it was used as punishment, and children of slaves did not become enslaved themselves. Enslaved people were mostly used on plantations with endless labour that consisted of around eighteen-hour days with no days for rest. The largest plantation was the sugar plantations, then coffee, cotton, tobacco and wood. Many children were used to collect water and livestock feed, and to clean. Women were used as servants and seamstresses, and were often separated from their families. In order to keep the enslaved people doing their jobs, the owners would insist on punishments such as death if they were plotting against their owner. For less serious offences like refusing to do their jobs well or at all, the owners would use neck collars, whips and