“No individual, no community, and no country can remain silent in the face of this evil. Slavery is a problem for all regions and for all governments. It must be confronted nationally, regionally and globally. We should also seek to understand why and how slavery is so common in so ‘civilized’ an age. We have to recognize that endemic poverty, social exclusion and widespread discrimination allow this practice to fester. Slavery’s practitioners thrive on the desperate, the dispossessed and the disadvantaged.”
Good morning everyone, my name is Edmundo Torres Loera and I'm going to talk about Modern Slavery in Singapore. First of all, What is slavery? Most of you already know, but I'm going to introduce you more about this subject. Most people know
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In order to effectively combat slavery, governments must have an integrated strategy for dealing with the problem which includes procedures and resources for the identification and prosecution of those responsible, the assistance and rehabilitation of victims and, most importantly, the delivery of programs that deal with the root causes of the problem. The prevention component has traditionally received the least attention in the development of policies to tackle slavery, and the link between discrimination and slavery is rarely a knowledge or addressed at all.
Yet laws in themselves do not end slavery which normally takes place in unregulated or under-regulated sectors of the economy where it can be easily ignored. Effective implementation of these laws requires a pro- active approach from governments and the allocation of appropriate resources. This rarely takes place as the issue is generally not considered a political priority. This reflects the fact that those affected by slavery are usually from marginalized communities and do not have a strong political