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Forced Labour, Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking – Gender

Извор: WUNRN – 16.02.2021

ILO – International Labour Organization

Forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking (Forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking)

Fair recruitment Initiative

There are 232 million international migrants and 740 million internal migrants. Most are migrating in search of decent employment and a better livelihood.
Migrant workers who borrow money from third parties face an increased risk of being in forced labour.

Alliance 8.7: For a world without forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour

About 24.9 million people globally are victims of forced labour. Some 152 million children are in child labour, about half in its worst forms, primarily hazardous work. Alliance 8.7 is a coalition committed to accelerating and intensifying actions to tackle this problem and achieve Sustainable Development Goal Target 8.7.

Facts and figures

  • At any given time in 2016, an estimated 40.3 million people are in modern slavery, including 24.9 million in forced labour and 15.4 million in forced marriage.
  • It means there are 5.4 victims of modern slavery for every 1,000 people in the world.
  • 1 in 4 victims of modern slavery are children.
  • Out of the 24.9 million people trapped in forced labour, 16 million people are exploited in the private sector such as domestic work, construction or agriculture; 4.8 million persons in forced sexual exploitation, and 4 million persons in forced labour imposed by state authorities.
  • Women and girls are disproportionately affected by forced labour, accounting for 99% of victims in the commercial sex industry, and 58% in other sectors
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