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4.1 million are forced to work under governments and military rules. 10 million children are in forced labour. 14.2 million are in labour exploitation in industries such as agriculture, construction, domestic work and manufacturing. 4.8 million are in forced sexual exploitation. 16 million people in the private economy. 1.6 million in Central, Southeast and Eastern Europe (non-EU) and the Commonwealth of Independent States. 1.5 million in developed economies (US, Canada, Australia, European Union, Japan, Australia, New Zealand). 1.8 million in Latin America and the Caribbean. Number of people in forced labour worldwide (estimates by the 2012 International Labour Organization): It’s a global problem, although some regions have larger numbers of people affected than others. Migrant workers are targeted because they often don’t speak the language, have few friends, have limited rights and depend on their employers.įorced labour happens in the context of poverty, lack of sustainable jobs and education, as well as a weak rule of law, corruption and an economy dependent on cheap labour. Women and girls are more at risk than boys and men, and children make up a quarter of people in forced labour. It is the most extreme form of people exploitation.Īlthough many people associate forced labour and slavery with physical violence, in fact the ways used to force people to work are more insidious and ingrained in some cultures.įorced labour often affects the most vulnerable and excluded groups, for example commonly discriminated Dalits in India. Manufacturing, processing and packagingįorced labour is the most common element of modern slavery. Construction, mining, quarrying and brick kilns. It is most often found in industries with a lot of workers and little regulation. It affects millions of men, women and children around the world. International Labour Organization Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. Almost all slavery practices contain some element of forced labour.įorced or compulsory labour is all work or service which is exacted from any person under the threat of a penalty and for which the person has not offered himself or herself voluntarily.” Lehmeire, Mauritanian domestic worker in Saudi Arabia What is forced labour?įorced labour is any work or service which people are forced to do against their will, under threat of punishment. Once I was slapped round the face for not ironing my employer’s scarf properly.” I soon learned that if we refused to work, the police would be brought in to make us work. When the bosses were out, the house was locked. “The worst part was that there was no rest. Photo: Simon Buxton/AntiSlavery International Over a million people are estimated to be forced to pick cotton in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan by their own governments every year.