The number of people living in slavery increased by 9.3 million from 2016 to 2021, ilo, WalkFree, and UNmigration found. One out of every 150 individuals was enslaved last year, incl. roughly 28 million in forced labor and 22 million in forced marriage.
Nearly one out of every 150 individuals on Earth was enslaved last year, including roughly 28 million in forced labor and 22 million in forced marriages.Nearly 50 million people were trapped in forced labor or forced marriage on any given day in 2021, according to a new
"It is shocking that the situation of modern slavery is not improving," ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said in aAs the report makes clear,"compounding crises—the Covid-19 pandemic, armed conflicts, and climate change—in recent years have led to unprecedented disruption to employment and education, increases in extreme poverty and forced and unsafe migration, and an upsurge in reports of gender-based violence.
The vast majority of forced labor happens in the private sector, while the remainder is imposed by state authorities. Commercial sexual exploitation accounts for 23% of private-sector forced labor, and almost four-fifths of those trafficking victims are women or girls. The remaining 63% of private-sector forced labor occurs in other industries.
Compared with their non-migrant counterparts, migrant workers are over three times more likely to be pushed into forced labor. This injustice, the trio of organizations said, can be attributed to"irregular or poorly governed migration, or unfair and unethical recruitment practices." Modern slavery, said Walk Free founding director Grace Forrest,"continues to underpin our global economy," but that doesn't have to be the case.
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