We’re ALL living next to slaves. 36 million of them.

Walk Free published the 2014 Global Slavery Index which makes for sad reading.  167 countries have them, including some which really shouldn’t:

Japan 240 thousand
South Africa 110 thousand
Singapore 5 thousand
USA 60 thousand
Italy 11 thousand
Germany 11 thousand
France 9 thousand
UK 8 thousand
Ireland 300

The report defines slaves as people subject to forced labour, debt bondage, trafficking, sexual exploitation for money and forced or servile marriage, none of which sounds like it should be acceptable in the countries above.

What can you do?  Be aware that it happens.  Don’t turn a blind eye.  And if you see signs of it, tell someone in authority.

Global Slavery Index Report – findings

Walk Free

BBC: Almost 36m people live in modern slavery – report

 

 

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