forced labor

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forced labor

One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich

2008
Recounts the experiences of Shukhov, a prisoner at a Soviet work camp in Siberia, as he struggles for survival.

Woman, child for sale

the new slave trade in the 21st century
2004
Reveals the twenty-first century equivalent to slave trading, describing the experiences of the women and children around the world who are sold as slaves and discusses what can be done to stop the practice.

King Leopold's ghost

a story of greed, terror, and heroism in Colonial Africa
1998

One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich

1982
A realistic depiction of a single day in the life of one inmate of a "special" camp in Siberia. It is an extraordinary account of the merciless political machine in Russia.

One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich

1995
Recounts the experiences of Shukhov, a prisoner at a Soviet work camp in Siberia, as he struggles for survival.

A crime so monstrous

face-to-face with modern-day slavery
2008
Examines the current status of slavery and human trafficking in dozens of places such as Dubai, Bucharest, India, Haiti, and Eastern Europe, reporting on sexual trafficking in particular, and also describes the work of John Miller, America's antislavery czar, and the work of faith-based antislavery groups.

Slavery today

2000
Explains the nature of slavery and examines the existence of forced labor in the modern world, discussing such topics as child workers, migrant workers, and trafficking in people.

Gulag

a history
2003
Chronicles the history of the Soviet concentration camp system--the Gulag--examining its creation, its purposes, the process of prisoner arrest and trial, daily life in the camps, and the reasons the Gulag is not a prominent topic in history.

One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich

1998
Recounts the experiences of Shukhov, a prisoner at a Soviet work camp in Siberia, as he struggles for survival.

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