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Many countries around the world have made slavery illegal but because of different forms of enslavement, 167 countries still have some form of modern slavery, which affects an estimated 46 million people worldwide. Modern slavery can be difficult to detect and recognize in many cases.
The International Labour Organization [7] estimates that, by their definitions, over 40 million people are in some form of slavery today. Some 24.9 million people are in forced labor, of whom 16 million people are exploited in the private sector such as domestic work, construction or agriculture, [ 8 ] 4.8 million people in forced sexual ...
Modern slavery affects millions of people all over the world. But often it’s not called slavery, and many people don’t know it exists. Find out what modern slavery is, what forms it takes, and how you can help fight against it.
According to the Global Slavery Index (GSI), there are an estimated 40.3 million slaves in the world today. This modern day slavery is in many instances not all too different from that in medieval times, as people are still being owned as property by others in some countries around the world.
The latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, published by the International Labour Organization, International Organization for Migration and international human rights group Walk Free,...
In 2021, 28 million people were estimated to be working under forced labor conditions — an eighth of them children. The number of people currently enslaved in the world has grown by 10 million...
Compared to 2016 global estimates, 10 million more people were in modern slavery in 2021, with women and children disproportionately vulnerable. Modern slavery occurs in almost every country...
At Anti-Slavery International, we define modern slavery as when an individual is exploited by others, for personal or commercial gain. Whether tricked, coerced, or forced, they lose their freedom . This includes but is not limited to human trafficking, forced labour and debt bondage.
International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates suggest that 50 million people - or one out of every 150 people alive - are trapped in forced labour or forced marriages. That is up nearly 10...
Almost 50 million people, or one in every 150 worldwide, are in situations of modern slavery, according to the International Labour Organization. Migrant workers are more than three times more likely to be in forced labour than non-migrant adult workers.