Eldee while reflecting on the
on-going babaric slave trade in Libya, also
shed light on the inhumane practices that most
house helps in African homes are subjected to
and calls it slavery too...
Rapper turned IT Consultant eLDee has decried
what he has described as “other forms of slavery
that exists on the continent and beyond.”
In light of the recent news about the auctioning of
African migrants in Libya, eLDee has asked that
while we continue to condemn that, we also look
inside to inspect the way we enslave others.
He gave the example of “house-helps” from Togo
and Benin, who work from dusk to dawn every
day for their masters to get paid N10,000 a
month.
He wrote on his Twitter page:
While we’re on the topic of slavery
in Libya, I hope we also find time to
reflect on the slavery & human
trafficking in many of our African
homes as well. Those “house-
helps” from Benin/Togo whose
masters get paid 10k every month
to do chores from dusk till dawn.
I’m talking about the ones you kick
and scream at all day to do your
house chores, watch your kids, do
your laundry, dishes, cook etc. The
ones you pay less than $50 a
month to the man/woman who
brought him/her from Benin/
Calabar/Akwa Ibom/Togo. Yes, that
is also #Slavery.
Lets not only kick against slavery
when it is convenient. If you really
want to take a stand, Let go of the
unfortunate teenager that is slaving
away in your quarters right now.
You are not very different from the
Libyan who paid for slaves to do
his chores.
We must take a stand against ALL
forms of Slavery. It is not only
slavery when it is against black
people by other races, it is also
slavery when it is black on black.
Take a stand today, tell your friend,
your family & your neighbors to let
go of their slaves.
The fact that it is a part of our
culture doesn’t mean we can not
evolve.
As we learn and become
more aware, we must change our
ways and replace our practices with
more sensible and more humane
ones. Free your slave(s) today!
I’ve had this argument with many
who confuse slavery with
employment. You can not employ a
child for labor and pay the wages
to his/her “master/parent/uncle”.
That is # slavery and it is wrong.
There’s little difference in the sex
worker that was trafficked to
Europe and your house help that
was trafficked from the village. So
long as the trafficker is who gets
paid for their work, they’re both
working towards regaining their
freedom, it is # slavery.
And please don’t get all defensive,
we’ve all unwittingly either
practiced or tolerated it at some
point. I’m not just on a self
righteous rant, we must recognize it
for what it is. I’m glad we’re all
upset about Libya as we should be.
But there’s more to be upset about.
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