According to a new report, the number of people subject to forced labor or marriage or trafficking has increased substantially since 2016, with the majority of forced labor cases in rich countries.
A child fetches water at a textile factory in Gaziantep, Turkey. Many children who work at this factory are migrants who escaped Syria with their families. They typically work 8 to 12 hour shifts, 6 or 7 days a week for just $15 a day. In 2021, 28 million people were estimated to be working under forced labor conditions — an eighth of them children.A child fetches water at a textile factory in Gaziantep, Turkey.
Although modern versions of enslavement appear slightly different from historical examples, the two are interconnected, authors of the report said. One of the drivers of forced and child marriages is poverty — oftentimes financially desperate families see marriage as a means to secure a stable future for their children, according to the report.
Richer countries are also more likely to have the demand and resources to enable coercive labor practices, Angela Me, the chief researcher at the U.N.'s office on drugs and crime, told NPR."Take for example of a domestic worker," she said."In richer countries, you have more people that can afford to have a person come from abroad to work in the domestic area."
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