Exploitation of the Poor

• What are some ways that the poor is exploited?

  Unfair pay

  Excessive interest on loans

  People trafficking
• What is the issue with Unfair Pay

  Many companies in LEDCs often pay worker insignificant amounts of money so they decrease costs and make a larger profit
• Real life incidents of Unfair Pay

  1 in 400,000 workers in Karnataka have not been paid for their work and they have estimated £41m in unpaid wages
• What are some Christian attitudes to Unfair Pay

  Unfair pay goes against the teachings of Jesus and the bible. They believe in treating workers fairly and with respect.

  “Listen! the wages of labourers who mowed your fields which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the Ears of the Lords of Hosts”
• What are the issues with Excessive interest on loans?

  This is any instance in which a borrower is taken advantage of by a lender. These lenders impose lending terms that are unfair or abusive. This practice is often committed against victims who are elderly or low-income. This aids the lender’s goal of the loan ultimately not being paid back and the debtor defaulting (failing to pay the loan).
• What are some real life incidents of Excessive interest on loans

  A heavy drinker and drug user, Adam Richardson, had to pay 16,734.504.4% in annual interest due to him not paying the full price and as he forgot to read to the print he missed out it all increased by day.
• What are some Christian attitudes on excessive interest on loans?

  ‘Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.’
• What is the issue with People trafficking

  The recruitment and transportation of people through force or deception with the aim of exploiting them for profit. Men, woman and even children can all be trafficked and it is illegal
• What are some real life incidents of People trafficking

  39 Vietnamese migrants who died while being smuggled into the UK revealed the harrowing journey many undertake in search of a better life. However, they all died due to the lack of oxygen.
• What are some Christian attitudes with People trafficking

  “He has shown  you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God