Many people believe slavery is a thing of the past, a crime that individuals fought against and laws eventually abolished. But slavery still exists today – in fact there are more people trapped in modern slavery than ever before in history. 40.3 million people are living in modern slavery – more than three times the figure during the transatlantic slave trade. While slavery is illegal in all countries around the world, it still persists where laws aren’t enforced.
People moan and say that their ancestors were slaves and we should remove statues around the country but they donÂ’t see the irony in this when they are wearing clothes that were made by modern day slaves!
The fashion industry uses cheap child labour to make cheap clothes so are they hypocrites?