Ending Global Slavery: Everyday Heroes Leading the Way(What is a Mosaic of Solutions™?)
BARRIERSBarriers are core components of the problem that, if changed, could allow for a true paradigm shift. Barriers are not market conditions or underlying causes that merely describe a situation. They must be moveable and specific to the problem. Vulnerability of targeted populations. Poverty and cultural isolation make groups vulnerable to the con artists who abduct them or their children. Once trafficked, individuals are incredibly vulnerable to re-entering the system again. Invisibility of problem. Trafficked individuals might be seen in public, but the nature of their enslavement remains hidden. Those enslaved are often afraid to seek help, fearing reprisal if they do not have documentation or have been coerced into illegal activity. Inadequate governmentt response/action. Governments criminalize the victims, do not have enough resources or the right tactics to discover trafficking rings, and pursue policies that marginalize vulnerable groups. Corrupt officials paid by trafficking rings also play a role in lack of enforcement. Cultural acceptance of enslavement. Deep-seated traditions and assumptions (for instance around domestic servants or prostitution) can engender apathy or a belief that the status quo is acceptable Profitability of slavery. Demand for products that use slavery to produce them, whether chocolate bars, woven rugs, or clothing, perpetuate enslavement. Slaves are (unsurprisingly) the cheapest form of labor on the planet, at a cost of about 90 USD on average, according to Free The Slaves. The lack of enforcement and low likelihood of being caught increase the ease of profiteering from slavery, compared with other illegal markets. DESIGN PRINCIPLESDesign principles are distilled from the work of leading social entrepreneurs. They do not encompass tools (like technology or education) nor do they name specific organization-level approaches. They are clarifying insights that identify levers of change. Increase community resilience. Communities that are thriving economically have less reason to send their sons and daughters away to earn money elsewhere, and so are less susceptible to the schemes of brokers who promise lucrative employment and in reality sell children to industry or into prostitution. Increasing public awareness of these tactics can help families resist becoming easy prey. Awareness can also lessen the shame and fear of blame that prevents victims from coming forward. Mobilize peer groups and communities to raise awareness. Creating community networks, whether those serve as peer governance to discourage families from selling their children, or as informal policing strategies to inform on trafficking rings, are crucial to expose this hidden crime. These efforts are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using technology and the Internet to track lost children and expose fake businesses that front for traffickers. Expose slavery’s hidden role in commerce. Whether in the informal economy or in industries driven by major corporations, the presence of slavery is often hidden. Efforts to track supply chains to the source and show the use of slaves, or the exposure of the prevalence of slavery in work at the margins (such as domestic servitude and prostitution) can lead to different choices from consumers, from industry and from law enforcement. Expand legal access and frameworks. Re-defining classes of labor, unionizing, or including marginalized non-citizens in legal battles are all tactics that broaden the ability of society to address the crime of slavery and protect vulnerable populations. SHORT DESCRIPTIONS OF MOSAIC CASES
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