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