36 Million People Live In Slavery In The World Today

Modern Slavery Affects More Than 35 Million People, Report Finds -- The Guardian

Five countries including India, China and Russia account for 61% of all slavery, says Australia-based Walk Free Foundation

More than 35 million people around the world are trapped in a modern form of slavery, according to a report highlighting the prevalence of forced labour, human trafficking, forced marriages, debt bondage and commerical sexual exploitation.

The Walk Free Foundation (WFF), an Australia-based NGO that publishes the annual global slavery index, said that as a result of better data and improved methodology it had increased its estimate 23% in the past year.

Five countries accounted for 61% of slavery, although it was found in all 167 countries covered by the report, including the UK.

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