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Article Evaluation 2/13

Debt Bondage

The article gives the description, old ways in which it was used and modern ways it is used. The table of contents is sectioned off in a way that can be beneficial to people who are looking for information on the topic. Besides the history there is information about laws in certain countries that are put in place to limit debt bondage.

Within the modern section of the article is a sub-section for prostitution. There is only a small paragraph on it but there is a notice asking to expand on the area if we had any information.

When claims are made they are backed up by facts that generally come from the ILO and a journal about microeconomics. There is a mixture of citations used but in my opinion they are used in appropriate ways. The citations that are used to tell about older versions of debt bondage have a publication year that is older, for example there is a journal from 1969 about indentured servitude in the American colonies from the Negro University Press.

Many of the questions that are brought up in the talk page have been added to the article as a section like, Africa and he different sides taken on indentured servitude. The article is part of five different WikiProjects which are all closely related regrading human rights or labor. While as a class we look at debt bondage as another section of unfree labor others on the talk page use a sense of morals to argue the need to add more information to the article.

Article Selection 2/20


 * 1) Slavery in the 21st Century

The article includes relevant information regarding the different types of slavery hat are around now. The introduction allows readers to know about modern slavery. The article was stats from as late as 2018 but it could be updated with more information in areas that is sparse with information. For example in types of slavery child labor has little information however there are many relevant journals on it in ProQuest. Many sections lead to their own articles but the articles may not have information from the 21st century. When written the contributors kept a neutral tone, their isn't a noticeable amount of opinion found in the article. I did notice that not every claim had a citation but the ones that did had good references.

2. Human Trafficking

The article was heavily detailed so while it wasn't something that looked like it could be improved on it would be a good example on the end result of an article. Human trafficking is a big part of modern slavery so the information to is available on the topic was very similar to the things read in class. The only country mention regarding the origin or destination of human trafficking is Singapore. I feel like there could be more information related to other countries. References of the ILO was included in many sections of the article along with other good sources. There were very little claims that need citations included.

3. Involuntary Servitude

The article was relatively short compared to the other articles I've seen related to unfree labor or slavery. There is reference of the thirteenth amendment but not much towards slavery. I feel like this term is very similar to slavery to consider expanding it without re-using the information from the slavery article. There is also a lot of information that leans towards the decisions made in the Republican political party and their opinion on it.

Article Section
Government-forced labour and conscription

The International Labour Organization defined forced labor as events "which persons are coerced to work through the use of violence or intimidation, or by more subtle means such as accumulated debt, retention of identity papers or threats of denunciation to immigration authorities." When the threats come from the government the threats can be much different. In many governments that participate in forced labor shut down their connections with the surrounding countries to prevent citizens from leaving.

Although children can legally engage in certain forms of work, children can also be found in slavery or slavery-like situations. Forced Begging is a common way that children as forced to participate in labor without their consent.

Child Soldiers are children who may be trafficked from their homes and forced or coerced by armed forces. The armed forces could be government armed forces, paramilitary organizations, or rebel groups. While in these groups the children may be forced to work as cooks, guards, servants or spies. It is common for both boys and girls to be sexually abused while in these groups.