Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery from the United States in the 1860s. Thus, any slavery that exists in the modern world is thought to be outside of our country. However, upon further inspection, it is revealed that 5% of farmworkers in United States are forced laborers (Miller).
In order to fool innocent people into being enslaved, traffickers lead them to the United States by using false promises of steady, well-paying jobs. Upon arrival at the United States, the slave's identification is taken. The slave is subsequently forced to work for up to 16-20 hours a day in conditions that include having to sleep on the floor of a small, snake-infested room with all of the other slaves, receiving as little food and sleep as physically possible, and being exposed to high levels of harsh pesticides (Miller).
If a slave does not meet their owner's extremely high demands (and sometimes even if they do), they will be beaten, threatened, or even killed. The same applies if they attempt to escape their captivity (Miller).
The reason that some farms use slaves is because agriculture is a staple of the state that the farms are in. By using slaves, these farms can produce larger amounts of crops, resulting in increased profit. As consumers, there are a few things that we can do to stop modern slavery:
Since 19% of forced labor occurs on farms, stopping agricultural slavery will do a great number on the immoral crime (Forced Labor)