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For about 50 million people across the world, slavery isn’t history — it’s their reality. And modern-day slavery continues to rise.

On #AntiSlaveryDay, a 🧵 on how slavery – affecting about 1 out of every 150 people on Earth – exists today. Image
Forced labor affects 28 million people globally, with over half in wealthy countries.

▪️Multinational companies responsible for 80% of forced laborers
▪️Migrant workers — often not protected by law — are easily trapped
▪️Laborers often threatened with deportation Image
At least one-fifth of all people trapped in forced labor are children — over 50% in commercial sexual exploitation.

▪️COVID orphaned 7 million children, many forced to work
▪️Some children begin lives in slavery & debt bondage
▪️Many unable to escape abusive domestic work Image
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