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To: Ilaine who wrote (46779)	2/15/2000 7:07:00 PM
From: Gauguin	Respond to of 71178

I neglected to say that I would have asked people such as yourself and JFred where the best place to go would be; and if you would be interested in going too. Thank you for your assistance. :o)

To: Ilaine who wrote (46779)	2/16/2000 2:37:00 AM
From: nihil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Brazil abolished slavery of new-borns in 1871, and, supposedly, all slavery in 1888. Slavery in Cuba (and the Caribbean) was abolished in 1886. Slavery in French Guiana of ex-prisoners continued until after WWII. Peonage in the U.S. is prosecuted almost every year. Recently, a number of Thai prisoners were freed from slavery in California. Chinese and Filipino slaves are still held in Saipan, Commonwealth of Marianas. However, in 1996 the following was put on the web. A survey by the Pastoral Land Commission in Sao Paulo uncovered 25,000 Brazilians working in conditions of slavery or semi-slavery last year. Forty per cent of them are children between the ages of 7 and 16. Official Ministry of Labour data back up the findings. Fifty-six firms were charged last year for different sorts of human exploitation. A typical finding was the discovery of hundreds of men, women and children, especially Indians, working 15-hour shifts in return for a meal, under the supervision of hired gunmen. Rising unemployment has contributed to the problem. Jose de Souza Martins, a sociologist at Sao Paulo University, who has been researching the issue for 18 years, estimates that there are up to 95,000 slaves in the country. For more information, contact: Brazil Network, PO Box 1325, London, SW9.