I was a contemporary slave for ten years.
Geeze... I'm sorry to hear that. But what is a contemporary slave? I've never heard the term before.
It refers to slavery that exists in present day.
Ah okay, like the people who are making Nike shoes?
Something like that. There are between 21-46 million slaves today.
That's sad. I heard that a lot people making band name clothing are pretty much slaves also. Getting paid cents per day. 
Another term for slavery it trafficking in persons.
Yeah, it's a terrible thing. I hope the governments of each country can get rid of it comletely soon.
Act of 2000 and the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, including "involuntary servitude", "slavery" or "practices similar to slavery", "debt bondage", and "forced labor".
According to American professor Kevin Bales, co-founder and former president of the non-governmental organization and advocacy group Free the Slaves, modern slavery occurs "when a person is under the control of another person who applies violence and force to maintain that
Slavery in the 21st century
Contemporary slavery, also known as modern slavery or neo-slavery, refers to institutional slavery that continues to occur in present-day society. Estimates of the number of slaves today range from around 21 million to 46 million, depending on the method used to form the estimate and the definition of slavery being used. The estimated number of slaves is debated, as there is no universally agreed definition of modern slavery, those in slavery are often difficult to identify, and adequate statistics are often not