Friday, November 24, 2017

There Are 40 Million Modern Day Slaves In The World Today

Protests against "slavery in Libya" have been held outside the Libyan embassy in the Moroccan capital Rabat, after revelations that migrants were being sold as slaves in the country

AFP: More than 40 million modern-day slaves

The revelation that migrants are being sold as slaves in Libya is not an isolated case: more than 40 million people were estimated to be victims of modern slavery in 2016.

The figure includes some 25 million people who were in forced labour -- made to work under threat or coercion -- and 15 million people in forced marriage, according to a report.

But the number of people in slavery is probably even higher, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and human rights group Walk Free Foundation, who jointly carried out the study.

Here are some of their key findings:

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WNU Editor: The Global Slavery Index has more information. The link is here.

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