Disposable People is a fantastic book discussing New Slavery in the modern world. Bales communicates the stories of different slave workers throughout the globe in a readible fashion. He holds no punches in discussing the brutality of the lives of the slaves, but keeps the reader with the weakest stomach reading.
He is surprisingly optimistic for an author discussing slavery. Bales gives different social and economic backgrounds for why slavery works in the different countries he highlights. He calls out the oppressors and empathizes with the hopeless slaves. He reviews even the positive potential of some of the slave systems.
I like that Bales recognizes the deep systemic issues that allow slavery. He offers no practical advice to curb any specific slave situation, but his book ends with a call to the power of awareness. As more people become aware of New Slavery, the likelier the owners reduce their taste for profiteering in such a fashion.
This is a fantastic book and readible for all.
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