TOP 10 Facts About Modern Slavery
1. Slavery: forced to work without pay under threat of violence and unable to walk away.
2. 27 million slaves are in the world today
3. Slavery is not legal anywhere but happens everywhere.
4. The majority of slaves can be found in India and In African countries.
5. Each year thousands of slaves are trafficked into the U.S.
6. Slaves work in fields, brothels, homes, mines, restaurants--anywhere slave owners can feed their greed.
7. Human Trafficking is the modern-day slave trade
8. $90 is the average cost of a human slave sold around the world.
9. Slave holders use many terms to avoide the word "slavery" debt bondage, bonded labor, attached labor, forced abor, indentured servitude and human trafficking.
10. We can end slavery in our lifetime. Everyone has a role to play: government, business, intl organizations, consumers, and you.
1. Slavery: forced to work without pay under threat of violence and unable to walk away.
2. 27 million slaves are in the world today
3. Slavery is not legal anywhere but happens everywhere.
4. The majority of slaves can be found in India and In African countries.
5. Each year thousands of slaves are trafficked into the U.S.
6. Slaves work in fields, brothels, homes, mines, restaurants--anywhere slave owners can feed their greed.
7. Human Trafficking is the modern-day slave trade
8. $90 is the average cost of a human slave sold around the world.
9. Slave holders use many terms to avoide the word "slavery" debt bondage, bonded labor, attached labor, forced abor, indentured servitude and human trafficking.
10. We can end slavery in our lifetime. Everyone has a role to play: government, business, intl organizations, consumers, and you.