The concept of "slavery" is understood as a system of relationships in society, in which a person is the property of another person or state. The ranks of slaves were replenished with criminals, captives and debtors until the middle of the twentieth century, in some African countries until its end. Today, slavery is considered not only the involuntary performance of work, but also the presence of supervisors in the workplace, the use of physical violence against an employee, the impossibility of dismissal.
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Slave foundations existed for a long time on the territory of Ancient Rome and Greece. "Xi" - a concept that in its essence is the equivalent of slavery, was widespread in ancient China from the middle of the 2nd millennium BC. e.
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Often, serfdom in Russia is compared with slavery, the presence of several differences is not taken into account by the modern interpretation of the concept, therefore, social relations that existed before the abolition of serfdom in 1861 can rightly be called a form of slavery.
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Slavery also strengthened in Brazil and the United States. In the Ancient East, the state itself was considered the largest slave owner, which covered up the position of slaves with adopted totalitarian laws. During World War II, slavery was widespread due to the large number of prisoners.
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The economic position of southern Iraq was fully supported by African slave labor. This situation persisted until the Zinja Revolt, which lasted from 869 to 883.
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The medieval Asian states established a slave system and made it a powerful economic engine. These included early Ottoman Turkey, the Crimean Khanate and the Golden Horde. More than three million people were sold into slavery through the Crimean markets.
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A new round of development of the slave system falls on the era of great geographical discoveries. The Europeans were actively exploring Africa and found an almost inexhaustible stream of slave "black" power. The role of the "white slaves" fell on the Irish, who were captured by the British during the conquest of Ireland.
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In Spain, since 1512, it was forbidden to use the slave labor of the Indians; this law did not apply to slaves from Africa.
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More than 13 million African slaves were brought to British North America. As a result, over the entire existence of the slave system, the population of Africa has decreased by 80 million people.
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Slavery is prohibited in modern society. Mauritania was the last to join the ban in 1980. However, there are countries on the world map where the ban is purely theoretical in nature or does not imply serious penalties for violating it. The most difficult situation is observed in Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan, Nepal, some regions of India and Angola. In these countries, the status of a slave is still inherited.
