How many people are forced into slavery today?

40 million people
40 million people are estimated to be trapped in modern slavery worldwide: 1 in 4 of them are children. Almost three quarters (71%) are women and girls.

What countries still have slavery today?

Top 10 Countries with the Highest Prevalence of Modern Slavery (by total number of slaves) – Global Slavery Index 2018:

• India – 7,989,000.
• China – 3,864,000.
• North Korea – 2,640,000.
• Nigeria – 1,386,000.
• Iran – 1,289,000.
• Indonesia – 1,220,000.
• Congo (Democratic Republic of) – 1,045,000.
• Russia – 794,000.

What are examples of slavery today?

What is Modern Slavery?

• Sex Trafficking.
• Child Sex Trafficking.
• Forced Labor.
• Bonded Labor or Debt Bondage.
• Domestic Servitude.
• Forced Child Labor.
• Unlawful Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers.

Is slavery still allowed today?

Since slavery has been officially abolished, enslavement no longer revolves around legal ownership, but around illegal control. While such basic transactions do still occur, in contemporary cases people become trapped in slavery-like conditions in various ways. Modern slavery is often seen as a by-product of poverty.

Is forced marriage slavery?

Although the U.N. Slavery Convention called servile marriage a “practice similar to slavery” over half a century ago, the enslavement of women into forced marriages remains one of the least understood (and most misunderstood) forms of modern slavery today.

Which country banned slavery first?

Haiti (then Saint-Domingue) formally declared independence from France in 1804 and became the first sovereign nation in the Western Hemisphere to unconditionally abolish slavery in the modern era.

Does slavery still exist in the United States?

It is hard to imagine that slavery still exists in America, but it does. The US government estimates that 14,500 – 17,500 people are brought into the US each year to be used as slaves. Free the Slaves and UC Berkeley research indicates there are tens of thousands of people living in slavery, in America, right now.

Where is modern day slavery most common?

Africa
Modern slavery is most prevalent in Africa, followed by the Asia and the Pacific region.