ABSTRACT
Modern slavery, in all its forms, represents a gross violation of human rights and international law, and it is considered a crime against humanity. Human trafficking includes the recruitment, harboring, or receipt of people by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, abduction, deception, abuse of power or position, or receiving payment or benefit to achieve consent of a person with control over another person for the purpose of exploitation. Debt-based slavery is one that forms when the victim enters an arrangement to work to pay off prior debts. In some cases, these workers willingly take employment and sign extended contracts to work that they would not normally sign due to their vulnerability and desperation as a form of contractual bondage. Health impacts on slaves that result from working conditions are mostly unknown and undocumented. This is an area where occupational safety and health academics could make a large impact and provide a benefit.
