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right|thumb|242x242px|Peter (enslaved man)|Peter, a slave from Louisiana, in 1863. The scars are the result of a whipping by his overseer.

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Slavery is the practice of forcing people to work without pay or freedom, treating them as property rather than human beings. It matters because it caused immense suffering to millions of people and had lasting effects on societies, economies, and the families and descendants of those who were enslaved.

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Research

1,126 papers

Modern slavery and labor exploitation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a conceptual model.ReviewGlobal health action · 2022Washburn T, Diener ML, Curtis DS et al.DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2022.2074784
Modern slavery: a global public health concern.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2019Such E, Walton E, Bonvoisin T et al.DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l838
Slavery today.Lancet (London, England) · 2003
The Modern Slavery Core Outcome Set: A Survivor-Driven Consensus on Priority Outcomes for Recovery, Wellbeing, and Reintegration.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Jannesari S, Damara B, Witkin R et al.DOI: 10.1177/15248380231211955
Slavery and Its Afterlives in US Psychiatry.American journal of public health · 2024Edwards-Grossi È, Willoughby CDEDOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307554
Modern slavery and public health: a rapid evidence assessment and an emergent public health approach.Public health · 2020Such E, Laurent C, Jaipaul R et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2019.10.018
Modern slavery risk assessment.Nature food · 2021Gold S, Gutierrez-Huerter O G, Trautrims ADOI: 10.1038/s43016-021-00348-z
Molecular slavery.Journal of biosciences · 2000Chargaff EDOI: 10.1007/BF02985174

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Contents

Etymology{{anchor|Types}}
Terminology
Chattel slavery
Bonded labour
Dependents
Forced labour
Child soldiers and child labour
Forced marriage
Other uses of the term
Characteristics
Economics
Identification
Legal aspects
Private versus state-owned slaves
Legal rights
History
Africa
Middle East
Americas
Spanish colonial America
English and Dutch Caribbean
Brazil
Haiti
United States
Asia-Pacific
East Asia
South Asia
South East Asia
Oceania
Europe
Ancient Greece and Rome
Medieval and early modern Europe
Nazi Germany
Communist states
Contemporary slavery
Distribution
China
Libya
Mauritania
North Korea
Taiwan
Yemen
Economics
Trafficking
Abolitionism
In antiquity
Americas
Europe
Worldwide
Apologies
Reparations
Media
See also
References
Bibliography
Further reading
Surveys and reference
United States
Slavery in the modern era
External links
Historical
Modern

right|thumb|242x242px|Peter (enslaved man)|Peter, a slave from Louisiana, in 1863. The scars are the result of a whipping by his overseer.

Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regard to their labour. It is an economic phenomenon and its history resides in economic history. Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage. Enslavement is the placement of a person into slavery, and the person is called a slave or an enslaved person.