Modern slavery, hidden in plain sight | Kate Garbers | TEDxExeter

[@brankaostojic369]

'You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.' 💙

[@dominic8171]

It's just a quote to make u snitch lol

[@dominic8171]

Snitches get stitches and if not they end up in ditches 😈😈

[@dominic8171]

I know man I know this world is collapsing

[@michaelpettersson4919]

Knowing and being in a position yo do anything about it is not the same thing.

[@CliveChilvers]

An amazing talk that sheds a light on the hidden world of modern day slavery. The shocking thing is that it may be taking place right now in the village, town or city you are living in. There's a thought provoking moment when Kate states how many slaves "work for her' and ask, how many are working for us and keeping us in the lifestyles that we're accustomed to.

[@mikef.530]

@@LastV8Interceptors 100% agree. We're not the billionaires getting rich by paying workers dirt cheap wages. If the corporation board members would buy one less 20÷ million dollar mansions each year then their workers would be paid well and the prices for goods would stay the same.

[@ar_aktual9529]

Everything is hidden in plain sight. It's been under everyone's nose the whole time.

[@leo.yi.martinez]

aint that the truth

[@hematophria3295]

What even is plain sight? Plain site itself is hidden.

[@Comrade134]

It's not hidden. The rats who turn a blind eye allow it to happen.

[@Goatdocs]

This is reality, I witnessed a victim of this tragic. I am Somali who live in Ethiopia and our housekeeper Ethiopian lady called Diana she told me her tragic when she was trafficked to Saudi Arabia.😢

[@TheSidecarGuys]

Brilliant talk! Really powerful message - well done Kate!

[@ladyj694ever]

That was a powerful statement, “Hidden in Plain Sight.” 😔

[@5h4d0xx6]

Such an inspiring talk, so eloquent and highly detailed and yet nonetheless forthright and easy to understand for the majority of people. I only hope that one day I am able to attend a Tedx Talk in person and even more so to meet and chat with Kate Garbers.

[@munyaradzimunodawafa7745]

we humans are our worst enemies

[@thevillainwasright2601]

charera Mazuwa you’re exactly right

[@dominic8171]

Exactly we kill each other and laugh about it and governments like that that's why they want the best for us😁😁I love the government they are geniuses 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@svetlanaopatskyi8682]

No. The people in power are our worst enemies. The people writing our laws, controlling our currency, controlling the media. Those are our enemies.

[@gleambrite2679]

It will only get worse as the divide between the haves and have nots increases. I pray that the crumbs that fall of the table get bigger.

[@ChrisJProductionz]

From the entertainment business to music to sports its all there

[@darnellmajor9016]

Chris can you elaborate on the sports part? Im curious about your perspective?

[@kendrenagod]

​@@darnellmajor9016you can still get offer to sign a contract then they own you

[@differenthandyman938]

As an average Canadian, I am forced to give up a half of my income in taxes. Most of what’s left is used to pay mortgage interest. Only a tiny portion of my money is left for food and other basic necessities. Legally, I am a free man, but in reality I have no choice but to keep working just to survive and not be thrown out on the street. My life is comfortable if you compare me to Grace, but it only means that my slavers are much more sophisticated. They have evolved and learned to squeeze us just enough so we remain productive and they can maximize their long term revenue. THIS is the modern day slavery.

[@anamazzullo3090]

Well said.

[@30daysnosleep]

Do you know of a solution that could put an end to modern day slavery?

[@30daysnosleep]

I am doing a presenation for a class on how the normalized exploitation of workers contributes to an unethical economy. I want to talk about modern day slavery, but I am not sure how I could come up with a solution to it. You don’t have to help if you don’t want to, but your comment alone was very insightful so thank you

[@michaelpettersson4919]

Ancient Rome had plenty of slaves having a higher standard of living then most free people. Slavery is about being trapped.

[@anonkp3088]

I am a year too late but my answer would be a spiritual revolution; I don’t mean a specific religion but rather an individual spiritual awakening of sorts. Rebuke any sort of herd like mentality and encourage critical thinking. After that, with much hope and time, people will realize what truly is important. What follows after should be the forgoing of all frivolous expenses which will crumble many vain economies. I say this is a poor bet though, damn near impossible from happening to be honest; the people worship greed as their god that hides under many faces, and have done since the beginning. So I truly suggest that we no longer have kids at least we wouldn’t be dragging others down here to suffer.

[@Gaga682]

it is so true and yet our parents constantly keep telling us a lie that we possibility to create our own life. Corporations use slaves for producing and extracting resources for their production.

[@jamaicaorlando198]

Shocking truth! What a powerful message!

[@AmratOamen-i4z]

Absolutely enlightened,well done.

[@kiritanJ]

By far most of the audience and the speaker herself are slaves. It is not 46 million people. It is somewhat closer to 6 billion. The wage workers are all slaves, the difference is the mechanism necessary to keep the slaves docile is that much more subtle in "developed countries". "Perpetual cycle of debt" mentioned by the speaker herself: notice anything familiar here?

[@micheals1992]

@@kiritanJ this is one thing I hate about mortgages, house prices are set by the maximum amount of dept a person can pay off within an average lifetime.

[@Mazxlol]

Just having regular jobs I think is another form of slavery. You are enslaved 8-5 m-f. The only difference is the illusion of freedom. Also people don’t care as long as they get to keep their iPhone. It’s a tragedy

[@hagayudamar832]

Wow this is cringe

[@Mazxlol]

@@hagayudamar832 care to explain? Pointless leaving a comment like that

[@Rooted_Locs]

@@Mazxlol its cringe because you working a 8-5 does not make you a legal property of someone else. you have a CHOICE. go live up in the mountains and survive on the land if you want, no one will stop you. I think what you are describing is a type of mental slavery...a slavery to money!

[@Mazxlol]

@@Rooted_Locs well ok yeah I agree with you. It is a choice but at the same time a lot of people including myself were taught from childhood to study hard to get a good job. It took me years to understand that I have other choices. It’s not literal slavery of course.

[@Rooted_Locs]

@@Mazxlol exactly! although i do agree with you about people not caring as long as they get to keep their iphones. For example, here in Canada during the peak of the pandemic when everything was shut down...people who were considered "essential" had to continue working while "non essential" workers recieved 2k/month for several months (i forget how long). Most "essential" workers where people like grocery store employees who were paid minimum wage...the funny thing is, if the government though they were SOO essential how come they are not paid accordingly....yet these people showed up to work day in and out DURING A PANDEMIC and didnt even protest or nothing. Anyways i say all of that to say, we have all become pacified by simple luxuries, that we even risks our lives for them. We have indeed exhanged our time and freedom for money. In that sense we are "enslaved". sad.

[@Titan-fk2fi]

in order to banish slavery we must not be bound by greed

[@RovingRoninEDC]

Wonderful video! It’s become something people don’t see or simply assume is a shameful and horrific practice of the past. I’m not going to go on a ramble but I will say, for all those who’ve never been affected by slavery directly or have had family members who were….it’s a wonderful thing to stand up to bring awareness to the past and an important tool to make certain it’s not repeated. You CANNOT do so, however, while losing site that it STILL exists and it STILL destroys lives and it’s STILL wrong. Make sure the light you want focused on the past is not coming at the expense of the light that NEEDS to constantly be shined on the scourge of slavery that STILL plages mankind.

[@underground_americana]

This is really powerful, I'm surprised there isn't more action being taken

[@marychennathjoseph2936]

Well done, courageous effort

[@mesijania]

We are ALL slaves to money! Thats the biggest problem...and until we come to terms with this, and learn once more to be free....then we will all remain slaves!

[@criticalthinker6736]

Come to terms with it... True, or, we actually implement ideas to reinvent society that have been around for decades but never got much publicity because the rich and powerful will manipulate media to keep it that way. Look up the Venus Project and Jacque Fresco, as well as the Zeitgeist Movement. Good health to you.

[@MAlym-eh2ll]

Modern Slavery=DEBT SLAVERY

[@khem1230]

Although like most who are born into slavery (through debt in modern societies like America), it is possible to get out. Took me over 20 years.

[@nancyrandall1762]

It surprises me how people complain when they think they are "slaves" for working for someone or a company. You have NO idea what real slavery is! I lived NEXT DOOR and watched my neighbors buy a little girl and use her for slavery: to take care of their children, to clean their house. They never once tried to educate her and they were BOTH teachers at the school we all lived at. The little girl was probably 7 or so, and her parents had sold her; why I don't know. I finally raised a fuss and she was released and probably bought by someone else. People you think are "decent" can be something else entirely. This little girl stays in my mind and taints everything I felt positive about this country I was living in. So quit claiming you are "slaves" when they are so many out there who cannot access education, decent food, clean water, and clothing. You have it easy. Grow up!

[@30daysnosleep]

@@khem1230 how did you do it?

[@ladydragon7777]

Slavery never ended and never will,as long as you have governments there will always be slavery.

[@ellinmara5997]

it's much more complicated than that, dude... I argue that if we got rid of all governments, we'd have MUCH more slavery than before. Who would recognize our right not to be enslaved if not governments? Corporations? Don't make me laugh...

[@yayasgodlyland1111]

targeted individuals/slavery in plain sight

[@johnslugger]

*"How Inconvenient"* I can see it on the audiences face.

[@robfrost1]

What did you do?

[@ravenone6255]

Blame the corrupt government in the country for all problems

[@muhammadazizurrahmanashik7853]

"Hidden in plain sight"__ I do agree..... We need to talk more about this issue.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

It is not as those carwash workers had signs on then telling the customers that they where enslaved. And the cost of their car wash service would probably cover giving them a an acceptable, if low, salary. That their employer doesn't pay them reasonable isn't something the customer is informed about.

[@MaxineMcGill]

As a 17 year old in mid September 1973, I began employment in South Kensington, London as a live-in domestic helper. My employer had advertised the job in the August 1973, edition of 'THE LADY' magazine and he had not give me an employment contract, he prevented me from registering with an nhs g.p. doctor. My employer exploited me by paying me very little money and expecting me to work very long hours ...as well as when he went for two weeks holiday abroad and leaving me to look after his two very young children in his London home...with no extra help!There wasn't any safeguarding policy. My employer had NOT been interviewed and assessed by the local council. WHY DIDN'T ANY LOCAL Government department care if I was being exploited ? Why hadn't any government department cared about my safety ?! WHY WAS I EMPLOYED IN DOMESTIC SERVITUDE AND WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO BE KEPT SAFE ...? WHY DIDN'T THE LOCAL AUTHORITY MAKE SURE THAT MY EMPLOYER WAS GOING TO KEEP ME SAFE FROM HARM ?! HE HAD ANSEERED A KNOCK ON THE FRONT DOOR ONE EARLY EVENING TO A MALE WHO HAD ASKED TO SEE ME. MY EMPLOYER HAD ALLOWED THE MALE INTO THE HOUSE WITHOUT ADEQUATE VETTING AND WITHOUT ASKING ME IF I WANTED TO SEE THE MALE ?! MY EMPLOYER JUST ALLOWED THE MALE INTO THE HOUSE AND THEN GUIDED HIM TO MY ROOM THEN HAD WATCHED THE MALE KNOCK ON MY ROOM DOOR.! THE MALE HAD ONLY CALLED TO THE HOUSE TO ABUSE ME AND MY EMPLOYER HAD NOT PROTECTED ME ! I

[@diptarakshit6170]

I have learned lots.Its also heart touching.

[@dominic8171]

I'm forced to work to pay for food and bills etc... is that legal slavery?

[@thevillainwasright2601]

marcel antonio yep

[@shanecox7942]

Were all slaves. Try not paying your bills and find out..

[@dominic8171]

@@shanecox7942 we live in a society were people are loved when fake and hated when real makes me sick to my stomach man we live in a survival mode we should be running around like animals instead of causing problems each day EVERYTHING IS HIDDEN IN PLANE SIGHT

[@dominic8171]

@@shanecox7942 buth millionaires are so happy hay nothing to worry about

[@ihateroads7926]

It's not slavery unless you are the legal property of someone else.

[@HOTBOXXXstevioHIP]

WHAT SHOULD WE THINK OF THE 58 PEOPLE WHO GAVE THIS A "THUMBS DOWN". AS OF THE END OF MAY 2021, 58 PEOPLE DISLIKED THIS WONDERFUL EFFORT TO EXPOSE THE EVILS, AND FOR ONCE, AS A WORLD, "GET IT RIGHT"

[@dominic8171]

Ur either on the menue or at the table in this world

[@kathleankeesler1639]

Thank you.

[@hematophria3295]

We are all slaves

[@arybaqazi7824]

Eye opening

[@MariaSilva31]

What surprises me about it is that how come there’s no visit at these local businesses from the immigration department or other public services? For example, in Portugal and Spain the police and immigration authorities are constantly showing up by surprise at businesses place to check on every employee paper, to see if they have job contract, etc.

[@birdbeakbeardneck3617]

at the end of the video, i was terrorised as i thought she would say i am grace and this is modern slavery.😳

[@tampeterson9908]

How can we stop this

[@jeffsmith6596]

Sadly we likely can't. The men with the guns rule this world. Rise up and you will promptly be cut down.

[@TRIBULXTIONS]

A large movement of people that are brave and loyal. Welp! Good luck.

[@sadiqalimm1]

inhuman activities should be highly condemned

[@thembelihlemasina3018]

Educational please update all hotline numbers across the globe because we don’t know what to believe is true or not help us help ourselves as best as we can

[@lisafarrell6334]

Thank you so much. Are you hiring or do you need volunteers?

[@riddlegunnermanuel6503]

There's modern slavery work in United States of America 2022

[@liberalstudiesmaterials899]

Even the Abolishment of slavery for many years, slavery duties does exist. So who do the slavery duties without slavery nowadays? Does slavery still exist today?

[@lisagee3318]

Alright for Grace

[@Blacksmith-d9i]

Wow, lets not forget how the U.K. made their royal legacy, everything you re talking about , the U.K. has its hands in even up to this day!

[@carlosortiz3176]

On my country "the modern slavery" no is very far but we can get our freedom with hard work.....

[@dominic8171]

Hard work is slavery my friend why work hard when u can rob a bank and get 200 000k quick

[@maki3904]

@@dominic8171 banks have no money, point of covid19 today was to remove money from banks and turn it all into digits

[@cesarbarrera9207]

Lie

[@petersmith994]

This woman is brilliant she could get a job for the BBC or Bill Gates he does TED Talks as well :P keep us informed please BBC woman !!

[@Alex_441]

Income tax and property tax is modern slavery

[@shanecox7942]

Oh I was hoping that you were going to talk about wage slavery. Anyway, by your definition of slavery, we are all slaves.

[@Ozrictentacles87]

For real slavery is very real . Wage slavery

[@myshare001]

They left some room to let go the anger.

[@princeali1278]

WHY DOES THIS VIDEO ONLY HAVE 73k VIEWS

[@debshreebhattacharya5807]

I take this opportunity to point about human experimentation factories, technology, industry all with excuses like unwanted people can be used in this way for the larger benefit of the society. It serves the selfish society to get benefits in this way.

[@debshreebhattacharya5807]

There lived a street dog near a tubewell in my area. Life was hard for him. But he survived . He did not die a puppy which proves he was capable of living.. I used to feed him usually and keep him healthy. Unknown to me danger was lurking for him. There is a group of young men active in this area who are criminals . They keep unhealthy watch and attack innocent animals in many ways. One of them took the dog away in front of my eyes in his bike. His action was to harm somebody else . But instead he killed the dog. It's a war strategy where the enemy tortures innocent persons in front of their opponents. These are psychological tortures and we should stop it. We can atleast start talking and spread awareness and I am doing that by writing .

[@freelancerwick5418]

In response to my online job application, I was offered a formal instrument of agreement giving me no express right to contract termination mechanism or clause, withholding invoices payment with a little bit of payment release mechanism or clause and continuing work exploitation by imposing a financial penalty mechanism or clause on me. I was exploited for 89 consecutive days including Saturdays & Sundays and later even got sued for a fabricated claim of A$700,000/- via technically confidential & legally binding commercial arbitration proceedings. I strongly believe it is a form of forced labour and modern slavery or slavery like practises in Australia, but the employer or principal contractor has issued me a threatening letter claiming to file defamation charges against me if I tried to report this matter to police. It is so strange how big bullies doing a US150 billion dollar illegal business of modern slavery are using “defamation” as shield to not to get report the matter to police and take it to public . Unfortunately, there are some bad law firms involved in devising such modern enslaving terms of employment and conditions of work.

[@potatopeelerfairy12]

The United States locks up more people per capita than any other nation. States count on Federal funding for state prisons and claim to use the money for mandatory programs that reduce recidivism. When actually they spend as little as they possibly can on those programs and launder the money elsewhere. The mandatory compliance insures the headcount required for federal funding of programs. "Lifetime probation" is mandatory for individuals classed in the lowest risk for recidivism. Ensuring those individuals are a long term source of income. The level of restrictions and requirements these individuals face is often detrimental to the success and mental health of the individual. Resulting in that individuals re incarceration. Sort of a rebranding of "assets" that still fund the state. Modern day slavery is also not easily seen as such in working class people or the poor.

[@johnslugger]

"It depends on Fear, Threats and Lies" - - Sounds a lot like taxation.

[@Mr20877]

Brilliant talk. But what is the reason behind all these human misery. Perhaps we know it but do not wish to speak out. Actually we support it, perhaps unknowingly.

[@watchspotting]

"I have a staggering 38 slaves working for me" There's a line to take out of context

[@Cjchicken02]

Is there anything we can do?

[@playboysmooth8550]

I agree

[@rebekahsquires2073]

This doesn’t just happen to minorities and immigrants or people in other countries it happens to white Europeans and Americans just as much even within the United States and Europe

[@aaliyahkassim9142]

Erm okay what's your point ? White people are mostly profiting of it though

[@ballenboy]

@@aaliyahkassim9142 No, people being held against their will is being profited massively by non-western individuals.

[@matthewmann8969]

Underground in the tubes, slides, tunnels, and caves

[@LoRdDyY45]

What people don't realize is a job can force you to work 24 hours 7 days a week with no break if they really wanted to

[@kowhaifan1249]

Uh no? Laws dont let that happen also no one would work if that was the case

[@timahawk3220]

@@kowhaifan1249 not true. I’m a live in caregiver I work 24/7 and they act silly when I want time off. If I want a week off every month they threaten to replace me. It’s not true. 24/7 jobs exists

[@xingyuyaomt-bc6592]

Exactly! Even worse is that when the entire country is like that 996/007 work style. People can't stand up for themselves because they don't have the means and resources. They can't afford to loose the job.

[@lisagee3318]

AAA hey how you thank you for your honesty it is not a game at all

[@ThirstysURL]

The worst part is, being forced into school even though we know it's wrong but we're soon made into slaves that except it. I fought my way out successful*ly from 4yo and they installed fences around school at the time i was rebelling against being MADE "normal"

[@PLYzxClipz]

great video TED

[@raymondparnell439]

What is your definition of slavery.

[@chriswatson1698]

The price of labour is determined by supply and demand, like everything else. The supply of unskilled labour is determined by birth rates. The people forced to do low paid jobs with dreadful working conditions, are mostly from countries that have failed to restrain their fertility as western countries have done. Why do the exploited men fear deportation if their conditions are so bad?

[@danielarodaro9494]

Modern slavery

[@lakhbinderjitsingh7795]

Just had vision , carrying big wood on shoulder comes out from 🌍 to save life's from slavery yes

[@hunteroftruth4986]

The system we have is more corporate controlled big government than true capitalism! And yes slavery does still exist in numerous places around the globe!

[@jamex4189]

Capitalism controls the government. Aka lobbyist.

[@TejasBobGOM]

The 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution did not free all slaves.

[@whatyouneedtoknow]

We have a video about Modern Slavery, how to spot the signs and what to do if you suspect someone is a victim of modern slavery. Click our logo to visit our KZbin channel and watch the video and leave any comments.

[@Redicat]

you mean 90% of the population

[@Redicat]

6:45 seems oddly similar to the average employment

[@kiritanJ]

Hmm more like 100 per cent. But all for slightly different reasons. The mechanism of slavery is ever more subtle as it moves through the world.

[@willywonka7932]

Don't compare yourself to the horrors these slaves go through

[@dominic8171]

Have u heard of criminals

[@PrepareTheWay-t8y]

please we need Chinese subtitle

[@tk33k]

Wow

[@casebogue6526]

How about the modern day slavery going on right here in the southern United States also known as sharecropping

[@fightfannerd2078]

nationalism can fix this

[@maxwelldewinter]

Is this Malcolm Gladwell's sister?

[@stephenstead7270]

We all know what's going on Kathy But no one doing anything about it. Why not give these people who doing this life in prison. it will stop it but if Thay just get sent back Thay come back in another name. It's not the people from the UK doing this its all people from a broad that's doing it.

[@karimkhadim9885]

The governments of the countries these slaves are coming from are involved. They are the wealth land and corporate owners of those countries who are selling their own people. These countries need to be invaded and taken over by honest Western Countries.

[@teecarter4900]

Enslaved people. The foundation must be proper to advance in research.

[@chriswatson1698]

Modern slavery is how multiculturalism and immigration enrich British culture. Isn't diversity wonderful?

[@Comrade134]

Your privelage was made possible by the hard work of slaves. Be sure to pay them back for their favor.

[@jonasdenison2382]

I ate a goldfish for breakfast

[@sigmasiren7]

Was it tasty?

[@msnextone1017]

this lady talks about slavery as if capitalism was not an exploitation system...in fact..shes talking about levels of slavery...capitalism is one of them....and whats more..talking about an extreme form of slavery , is a way of hiding other forms of slavery...like capitalism...

[@msnextone1017]

@Huffster exactly ...we are in this system just a gear ..if you want to scape from that logic , you are considered like a nut...this is not a system for humans..this is a system for psychos.This system creates psychos....not human beings.

[@jeffphan8256]

Been to so many channels looking for someone intelligent enough to make a difference. Clearly not here

[@leasergar3608]

In other words. Truman Show.

[@mrhockey9723]

Huncho Jack

[@lisagee3318]

Hey I don't believe it so Co incidents that you talk about the people that paint your nails when I went to get my nails done the Chinese lady grabbed my arm and she was shaking I remain silent and when she stopped I said what is the matter she said they took me for my country I miss my family I haven't seen my kids and then she continue doing my nails

[@sylviaaccime2925]

I'm worst than man

[@Masterfailure-b7i]

Like my life

[@WaldemarBilski]

You are talking about slavery but you own a cell phone, fancy clothes and your microphone runs on batteries that has blood on them! You make an awareness but are fully involved in slavery (indirect).

[@dominic8171]

Drugs can be bought and sold more then once too🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dominic8171]

I get 90% pure coke I can put l2 kilos of farina and it's worth 1 million

[@vdwhite687]

I swear if you say the 9-5..

[@Ozrictentacles87]

Yup wage slavery . Time to accept the truth

[@travisg1518]

Slavery old times : masters were white plantation owners Slavery now :. Master is the baby's mamma. They both have whips!

[@xingyuyaomt-bc6592]

transgenerational trauma indeed. Therefore, free people's psychological slavery is the first step.

[@robertwilson256]

Ever seen the tv series roots that could come back for white people

[@stetsonnecaise3507]

6:20 sounds like communism

[@candacecrofoot2363]

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[@rubenverheij4770]

. [ 4:34 ] But there is an alternative. FAIRPHONE3+ is a [fair-trade] [ smartphone ] + more environ- mentally friend- ly. And it's easy to fix it yourself, if it's broken, or to upgrade it📲. Ps. I do not work at Fair- phone. I just wanna make [our world] a better place.

[@jeffransom2977]

Well let's just say their criminals right?

[@fkkawlni]

modern slavery:.......... literally all race watching this video:🤯🤯🤯

[@complex1826]

Only 22k views?!