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Too often, the onus of eliminating modern slavery is placed only on the countries where the crime is perpetrated. They certainly have a responsibility, but they are not alone in this regard. Navigate the Global Slavery Index maps and data sets covering prevalence, vulnerability, and government response in full detail. Also, in addition to examining where modern slavery is perpetrated, this edition exposes where the products of crime are sold and consumed. The importing risk maps show the top five at-risk products imported by G20 countries.
Explore the global findings, which provides data on the number of people in modern slavery, the factors that make people vulnerable, and government responses for countries. Discover which products in global supply chains are at risk of being produced by modern slavery and delve into our detailed analysis of the cocoa and fishing industries. An independent assessment of government progress towards achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 8. Governments are already significantly behind in their commitment to eradicate modern slavery and achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 8.
This report highlights that more needs to be done to spur action and to hold governments to account through an agreed set of measurement indicators on all forms of modern slavery. Global Slavery Index. Modern slavery: A hidden, every day problem. Latest Reports.
Qatar was forced to take action after revelations of abusive practices foisted on migrant workers helping build its infrastructure for the World Cup. Trafficking on to fishing boats is still widespread , particularly in south-east and east Asia, where men are lured by the promise of jobs in agriculture or construction, then drugged or beaten and wake up at sea.
There is no definitive answer to this question. Modern slavery affects people of every colour, age and gender — but is more prevalent among vulnerable people.
That might be a Cambodian villager looking for a better paid job in a neighbouring country, only to find himself trafficked on to a fishing boat. Or a homeless person kidnapped from a London soup kitchen and forced to work on a caravan site. Slavery is global but flourishes in places where the rule of law is weak and corruption goes unchecked, says Anti-Slavery International.
Activists such as Kara believe that slavery can be eradicated for good , but that it would take great political will and considerable research. First, dedicated investigators would need to identify each level in the often murky supply chains of commodities in order to determine where labour abuses are taking place.
Then, independent certification processes would need to be designed for each commodity, so that consumers could make educated choices about the products they are buying and the slavery or labour abuses implicated with those purchases. Finally, Kara says, industries would need to invest in the communities whose low-cost labour is being used to make the products. But a freer and fairer labour environment would promote greater productivity, potentially offsetting some of those expenses.
Key things to look out for are whether the person has freedom of movement; appears scared, withdrawn or shows signs of abuse; has few personal belongings or identifying documents with them; or seems under the control of someone else and scared to talk.
Explore them below. Women, men or children that are forced into the commercial sex industry and held against their will by force, fraud or coercion. Human beings are forced to work under the threat of violence and for no pay. These slaves are treated as property and exploited to create a product for commercial sale. Individuals that are compelled to work in order to repay a debt and unable to leave until the debt is repaid.
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