TY - BOOK AU - BALES Kevin TI - Disposable people: new slavery in the global economy SN - 0520217977 (hbk.): PY - 1999/// CY - Berkeley, Calif. PB - University of California Press KW - BRAZIL KW - HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS KW - INDIA KW - MAURITANIA KW - PAKISTAN KW - SLAVERY KW - THAILAND N2 - The author investigates modern slavery which, although illegal, persists in countries such as Thailand, Mauritania, Brazil, Pakistan, India as well as parts of America and Europe. This study includes interviews with slaves, slaveholders and officials and uncovers the economic and social forces that sustain slavery. The author suggests how individuals and governments can combat slavery and descibes successful antislavery actions by international and local organisations ER -