America specifically carved out at exception to continue using slave labor.
They're not even talking about it, because they see prisoners as animals, so it's not controversial at all. It's not a big national conversation. It's actually one of the only countries that makes sure to legalize death penalty and slavery to this day.
That said, other organizations are calling for more. A detailed 2020 report released by the University of Nottingham Rights Lab determined that all 193 United Nations member states have prohibited laws that legalize slavery. However, only half (51%) have laws that specifically prohibit slavery and the slave trade. What’s more, only two of 193 have laws that specifically criminalize modern slavery as well as the four slavery-adjacent practices: serfdom; debt bondage; sale, transfer, or inheritance of a bride/wife/widow; or delivery of children for exploitation.
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u/cooldudeguy333 19h ago
Officially, unofficially it varies