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The new Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage from the ILO, Walk Free and the IOM published on 12 September, calculate that currently 50 million people are in a situation of modern slavery globally and that the number has risen by ten million in five years. If the estimations are correct, urgent action is indeed needed, as that would mean that currently we identify and support with the EU, less than 1 percent of those persons in severe exploitation, states La Stra...

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The two most common forms of this phenomenon are forced labour and forced marriage

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Modern slavery having components of forced labour and forced marriage rose significantly by five times from 2016-2021 in the world, pushing up the number of victims to 50 million globally, as per the latest estimates of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

According to the latest report by the UN agency titled, Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, 28 million of these people were in forced labour and 22 million were trapped in forced marriage.The

In its latest report, the Geneva-based International Labour Organization (ILO) said that 50 million people were living in modern slavery in 2021.According to the latest report by the UN agency titled, 'Global Estimates of Modern Slavery', 28 ...

More than half of all forced labour occurs in upper-middle or high-income countries.