Slaves Among Us by Monique Villa

Slaves Among Us by Monique Villa ISBN-13: 9781538127285 Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Released: Oct. 4, 2019

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Written by a global leader in the fight against human trafficking, this powerful book uncovers the hidden world of slaves who walk among us, trapped in a cycle of exploitation. Despite significant progress in the fight for human rights, slavery continues to flourish. In fact, there are more slaves today, in countries rich and poor, than at any point in the past. Three remarkable individuals share how they fell victim to traffickers and later escaped, taking us around the world to uncover how men, women, and children are dehumanized and reduced to obedient machines.


My Review:
Slaves Among Us provides details about global, modern slavery. The author looked at both forced labor and sex-trafficking slavery and had examples from various places in the world. While there were a few action points that the average person can do to help combat modern slavery, the book seemed more about educating people about the problem and a call for certain types of professionals to help fill current needs. The author mainly focused on the personal accounts of 3 people who experienced slavery. She added commentary about how people are tricked into slavery, what they go through, how they get free, and what they struggle with once they're free. She also talked some about what organizations are out there to help, what's being done, and what needs to be done in the future to really help victims and stop slavery. While the book was very informative, it's also hard to read what these people went through. However, I'd recommend it to anyone wanting to be better informed about this important issue.


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