Exploitation

• Exploit


  To take advantage of someone
• Those in society who are poor or living in poverty can easily be taken advantage of by others due to their desperate circumstances
• Christian teachings clearly state that exploiting people is wrong
• Unfair pay


  When a person is not paid fairly for something, for example, a wage they cannot survive on
• UK law recognises the concept of a "living wage", which is the minimum hourly wage considered sufficient to maintain a normal standard of living in the UK
• Excessive interest on loans


  When a loan has an excessively high interest rate, making it very hard for people struggling financially to pay off their debts
• People trafficking


  The practice of illegally transporting people from one country to another, typically for forced labour, sexual exploitation or organ trafficking
• People trafficking is understood as modern slavery
• Fair pay


  Christianity teaches that God created every human and therefore no one should be taken advantage of by not being paid fairly, as justice and equality are important
• Fair trade


  • Christianity has a long history associated with paying labourers a fair living wage
  • Today, fair trade has global reach and represents Christian values of fairness
• Excessive interest on loans


  Christianity teaches that money is a gift from God and should be earned honestly in a way that does not harm others
• Most Christians would not support excessive interest rates, as they would feel people are being exploited, which is unacceptable
• Human trafficking


  Christians would not accept human trafficking under any circumstances, as they believe all human life is sacred and so all people should be treated well
• Most Christians would also believe that human trafficking goes against agape love and the teachings of Jesus
• Unfair pay


  People being taken advantage of by not being paid fairly for the work they do
• Islam teaches that Allah made all humans, so everyone is special
• Most Muslims do not support people being taken advantage of by not being paid fairly for the work they do
• Many Muslims believe money should be earned honestly so that people can live an honest and fair life
• Ideas of justice and equality are also important in Islam
• Riba


  Lending money in Islam is forbidden if the lender benefits from interest
• Muslims are encouraged to share money and help others rather than exploit people through taking high amounts of money from them
• When people do owe money, Muslims are encouraged to be sympathetic towards them
• Muslims accept the sanctity of life argument - they believe that life is sacred as it was created by Allah
• Islam teaches that humans have a duty to care for each other so most Muslims would agree that any form of human trafficking is wrong