Blood Money and Diamonds

Jun 13, 2013 | Farakh A. Khan
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Slavery was banned in early 19th century but different forms of slavery continued. Globalisation made slavery a commonplace practice where people in the developed and under developed worlds cooperated in exploitation of the poor. The 21st century ushered in an era of exploitation of the poor based on ‘corporate greed’ on an unprecedented scale, and slavery in one form or the other continued to be in practice,