Describe the context of the Philippines as it relates to trafficking and modern day slavery.

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: The Philippines was a colony of Spain for almost 400 years. The country is 80% Catholic with no clear separation of church and state. It is based on a Spanish Encomienda system, which created a feudal economy. In their colonial economic system, tenant farmers often paid off debts by selling women’s domestic services. These were the first instances of bonded labor.

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