The old granite fortresses along Ghana's Cape Coast are now museums, bitter reminders of the colonial slave trade. Grim-faced tourists pay to see the musty dungeons, rattle the rusting chains and open the doors that led to the slave ships.

But just down the road from the Cape Coast museums, slavery isn't about roots and it isn't about history. Today in Ghana, it's estimated that between 5,000 and 7,000 children ply the waters of Lake Volta, fishing. They have masters, they don't get paid and they don't go to school. If they try to escape they are beaten. The going rate to buy a five-year-old is $10 — cheaper now than it was 200 years ago when their ancestors were being loaded onto ships.

cbc.ca

Do you have a link, lagatta?

Radio Canada on slavery in Africa

Martin, I think you're right - this may be ideological preparation for an invasion of Africa by the CBC.

ETA: On second thought, given CBC budget cuts, there may have been a 2-for-1 seat sale, so the French and English language services decided to partner to save travel costs.

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Originally posted by martin dufresne:
Have your yucks but I think this is more than a labour and consumption issue.

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I'm sorry for pulling your leg, and I totally agree with you about Africa. Read my posts on Zimbabwe or Darfur or South Africa for evidence of where I stand.

How many strip joints in Toronto and across Canada are filled with dancers under forced labour arrangements and were brought to Canada in the most misleading fashion.

The Big Canadian banks are also taking their pound of flesh in free, unpaid labour:

Checkout the "no one is illegal" campaign.

http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/

Also checkout http://www.nooneisillegal.org/

"slave workers" Under Canada’s Live-in Caregivers
Program Not Covered By CSST
Domestic workers are not covered By CSST (Quebec
workers compensation) - ". "
http://www.ciws.ca/articles_csst_domestic_workers_immigrant.htm