
Modern slavery traps almost 50 million people
New estimates show nearly one of every 150 people trapped in modern slavery, up 23% in five years. That's 49.6 million working or married involuntarily.
New estimates show nearly one of every 150 people trapped in modern slavery, up 23% in five years. That's 49.6 million working or married involuntarily.
Modern slavery overtook the lives of at least 40.3 million people worldwide in 2016, according to estimates by an international organization.