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London was the largest slave trading port in Britain?
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In the 1790s ¼ of Britain’s income came from the West Indies?
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West India Docks was the biggest dock complex in the World?
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West India docks were built to house slaves?
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Profits Britain made from the sugar trade in 1781 were £1,405,102
Did the oppression end there?
Patience is a domestic worker from west Africa, whose former boss was a London solicitor. She
says that for almost three years she worked 120 hours a week for little money. "I was treated like a slave, not allowed to go out, to make
friends … she'd pinch me, slap me. I didn't have anyone to talk to." A neighbour helped
Patience escape, but then, she says, the police did not believe her.
Patience’s story is not a one off. In the UK and across the globe slave traders continue to operate.
2–4 MILLION men, women and children are trafficked across borders and within their own country every year. More than one person is
trafficked across borders EVERY MINUTE, which is equivalent to five jets full every day. a trade that earns twice as much worldwide revenue
as Coca Cola.
• What could we do to stop the slave trade?
• Design a logo and a slogan which you think will help raise awareness of slavery in the world today.