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Put anti-slavery efforts at the heart of development work Professor James Cockayne Filed on February 1, 2021 It goes without saying that ending modern slavery should be a priority, with no justification needed. More than 40 million people were enslaved in 2016, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery suggests this number has probably grown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Despite this, the issue is ...