Officially, slavery has long been abolished worldwide. But there is a country where slavery is actively flourishing - this is the country of Mauritania.
This country was captured about 1000 years ago by the Arabs. After that, the inhabitants of Africa remained under the rule of the invaders. Each family has several slaves. Slaves perform various tasks: they look after cattle, build houses, and grow crops. One slave costs about $ 15 a month. Therefore, enterprising owners have a good income from the maintenance of slaves.
In the city, slaves often get water. Only 40% of buildings have access to water supply, so fires often happen, and there is also a shortage of water for drinking. Slaves with bottles can be seen from sunrise until late at night. Such a business brings about $ 15 a day, for these places it is a lot of money.
Slaves are inherited from one family to another. And if the children of slaves are born in the family of the owner, then they automatically become his property. Slaves can be disposed of at your own discretion: they can be given, sold, given as a dowry at a wedding. The more a woman has slave-concubines, the more wealthy and influential he is considered.
The population of Mauritania is almost 20% of slaves. Although officially slavery is prohibited, but in fact, having a slave is the norm. In fact, the police received reports of complicity in slavery, and it is forbidden to use the word slave in the media. But essentially nothing changes. In the history of the country, only one case is known when the slave owner was liable.
The fact is that slaves do not really really fight for their freedom. For generations, slaves have been working for the same master. They believe that after they obediently follow all instructions, after death the soul goes to heaven. Slaves who received freedom simply have nowhere to go - there is no work in Mauritania, and it makes no sense to get a job with another owner, since he himself has enough slaves, no one wants to change "sewn for soap". The poverty rate is 40%, the unemployment rate is 30%. Freedom in Mauritania can be likened to starvation.
