Although slavery is illegal in every country in the modern world, it still exists ... but they are a smaller proportion of the human race No-one seriously defends slavery any more Slavery is ...

A new Global Slavery Index has estimated that 30 million people worldwide are living in modern-day slavery. John Saeki AFP graphics editor in Hong Kong, published this graphic showing where are ...

Modern slavery is a growing challenge thanks to a ... estimates suggest that 50 million people - or one out of every 150 people alive - are trapped in forced labour or forced marriages.

Even where young people’s need for safeguarding is acknowledged. Modern slavery, victimhood and problematic policy responses One innovative response promoted by government has been to shift the focus ...

The terms 'modern slavery' and 'human trafficking' are often used interchangeably. They can be taken to mean the same thing on most occasions, but human trafficking may also refer to the movement of ...

Last year there was an increase in suspected female victims referred to the authorities A backlog of thousands of modern slavery cases ... adding the issue was one of her "top priorities".

An estimated 50 million people are in modern slavery, including 28 million in forced labour and 22 million in forced marriage. Almost one in eight of all those in forced labour are children.