Child slaves of Haiti
In 1804, Haiti was the first nation to outlaw slavery. That is an amazing accomplishment -- but you wouldn't think so if you knew Haiti today. Today, 10% of the most vulnerable population in Haiti, the children, live a life of slavery. Child slaves in Haiti, known as restaveks, number around 300,000. They come from large homes, where parents can't afford to keep them, to homes of affluent family members. Often, these children suffer abuse at the hands of families they are enslaved to.
The practice having restaveks has been around since 1804. Lighter skinned Haitians became the ruling class -- and the darker skinned, poorer Haitians, were made to believe that if they couldn't take care of their children, it was acceptable -- and better for the child -- to be shipped off. This has been a widely acceptable practice around the world -- back in the day -- but it shouldn't be, anymore.
The root cause of the problem is large families. It's not uncommon for parents to have over 10 children. Birth control isn't practiced and lacking proper education, they simply don't know better. The result speaks for itself. Children are borne and cast out to suffer. And this is acceptable.
The practice having restaveks has been around since 1804. Lighter skinned Haitians became the ruling class -- and the darker skinned, poorer Haitians, were made to believe that if they couldn't take care of their children, it was acceptable -- and better for the child -- to be shipped off. This has been a widely acceptable practice around the world -- back in the day -- but it shouldn't be, anymore.
The root cause of the problem is large families. It's not uncommon for parents to have over 10 children. Birth control isn't practiced and lacking proper education, they simply don't know better. The result speaks for itself. Children are borne and cast out to suffer. And this is acceptable.
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