Modern Day Slavery
Five facts you may not know about human trafficking:
1.) Today an estimated 20.9 million people are trapped in slavery around the world, which is more than in any other time period in history.
2.) Agriculture, manufacturing, domestic work, construction work, and entertainment are some of the most prevalent contexts in which human trafficking occurs.
3.) 11.4 million of trafficking victims are women and girls, and 9.5 million are men and boys.
4.) 5.5 million (26%) are children under the age of 18.
5.) The average cost of a slave worldwide today is only $90. The average cost of a slave in the U.S. South in 1850 was the equivalent of $40,000 today.
1.) Today an estimated 20.9 million people are trapped in slavery around the world, which is more than in any other time period in history.
2.) Agriculture, manufacturing, domestic work, construction work, and entertainment are some of the most prevalent contexts in which human trafficking occurs.
3.) 11.4 million of trafficking victims are women and girls, and 9.5 million are men and boys.
4.) 5.5 million (26%) are children under the age of 18.
5.) The average cost of a slave worldwide today is only $90. The average cost of a slave in the U.S. South in 1850 was the equivalent of $40,000 today.
1. Polaris Project, https://polarisproject.org/
2, 3, 4. International Labour Organization, http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/forced-labour/policy-areas/statistics/lang--en/index.htm
5. Free the Slaves, http://www.freetheslaves.net/about-slavery/slavery-today/
2, 3, 4. International Labour Organization, http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/forced-labour/policy-areas/statistics/lang--en/index.htm
5. Free the Slaves, http://www.freetheslaves.net/about-slavery/slavery-today/
