Modern slavery is a modern-day form of enslavement, where people are treated as goods or objects. It can be challenging to measure modern slavery due to the hidden nature of the crime and the lack of data from those at risk. Here are three things you need to know about current slavery statistics:
First, there are roughly 29 million slaves in the modern world today, according to The Walk Free Foundation’s Global Slavery Index 2016.
Second, an estimated 1 out of every 11 workers worldwide is trapped in modern-day slave conditions.
Finally, 80% percent of all forced labor trafficking victims live outside the US borders – meaning they don’t have access to our protections under the law as citizens do here domestically.
Modern slavery statistics can be hard to pin down, but this article is an excellent place to start. If you want more information on modern slavery statistics and the fight against modern-day enslavement of human beings, look for an organization close to home that can help you get involved in your own community!