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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.
The prevalence of modern slavery as percentage of the population, by country according to Global Slavery Index by the Walk Free Foundation. Contemporary slavery, also sometimes known as modern slavery or neo-slavery, refers to institutional slavery that continues to occur in present-day society.
“Trafficking in persons,” “human trafficking,” and “modern slavery” are used as umbrella terms to refer to both sex trafficking and compelled labor.
Modern slavery occurs in every region of the world in both developing and developed countries and if affects women disproportionately (accounting for 71% of the estimated 40 million victims). Modern slavery is best understood as existing on a continuum of exploitation.
Dec 2, 2015 · In the 15 years since a global treaty to combat human trafficking was adopted, modern slavery has gradually taken over as a catch-all term to describe human trafficking, forced labour, debt bondage, sex trafficking, forced marriage and other slave-like exploitation. While there is no globally agreed definition of modern slavery, some of the key ...
Mar 13, 2019 · There are around 40 million people living in modern slavery, according to the Global Slavery Index 2017, although it’s difficult to know for sure, because traffickers want to keep them...
Sep 27, 2022 · The latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, published by the International Labour Organization, International Organization for Migration and international human rights group Walk Free,...
Sep 12, 2022 · 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...
Sep 12, 2022 · Modern slavery is a growing challenge thanks to a mix of armed conflict, climate change and the global pandemic, a new UN report says. International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates suggest...
Jul 16, 2014 · Modern slavery. Brings together documents and promotional material related to the government’s work to end modern slavery. From: Home Office. Published. 16 July 2014. Last updated. 24...
