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Our first story this April 25th involves alleged human trafficking. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security defines human trafficking as modern day slavery. It involves deceiving people, defrauding them or forcing them into a type of labor or prostitution.
4月25日第一条新闻:人口贩卖。美国国土安全部将人口贩卖定义为现代奴隶制。人口贩卖包含通过欺骗、诈欺或强迫手段迫使受害者进行劳役或卖淫。
The DHS says trafficking brings billions of dollars of yearly profit to people who illegally trade human lives. And according to the Global Slavery Index, some form of slavery traps more than 48 million, men, women and children, in 167 countries.
美国国土安全部表示,非法贩卖人口的人贩每年可获利数十亿美元。据全球奴役指数显示,全球167个国家中有超过4800万人——包含男人、女人和儿童——深陷某种形式的奴隶制陷阱。
In Brazil, South America's largest and most populated country, slavery was officially abolished in 1888. But like in so many other countries, including the U.S., human trafficking continues in Brazil. In one area where people are taking advantage of is in agriculture. It accounts for more than 6 percent of the country's gross domestic product. More than 15 percent of its labor force.
巴西是南美洲面积最大且人口最多的国家,于1888年正式废除奴隶制。但是同包括美国在内的许多其他国家一样,人口贩卖依旧在该国存在。人们还利用农业领域对人进行奴役。农业在巴西国民生产总值中占比超过6%。农业劳动力在巴西全国劳动力中占比更是超过15%。
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Our first story this April 25th involves alleged human trafficking. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security defines human trafficking as modern day slavery. It involves deceiving people, defrauding them or forcing them into a type of labor or prostitution.
The DHS says trafficking brings billions of dollars of yearly profit to people who illegally trade human lives. And according to the Global Slavery Index, some form of slavery traps more than 48 million, men, women and children, in 167 countries.
In Brazil, South America's largest and most populated country, slavery was officially abolished in 1888. But like in so many other countries, including the U.S., human trafficking continues in Brazil. In one area where people are taking advantage of is in agriculture. It accounts for more than 6 percent of the country's gross domestic product. More than 15 percent of its labor force.