While the UK was found to have taken the most action to combat modern slavery (followed by the Netherlands and Portugal) it remains complicit. Nearly two-thirds of all forced labour cases are connected to global supply chains.
The UK accounted for £21bn in at-risk imported products, including electronics, fish, garments, textiles and timber.
"Forced labour is found in low-income countries, but it is deeply connected to demand from higher income countries," she said. However, estimates remain conservative - UNICEF suggests that worldwide there are 650 million women and girls who were married before the age of 18.Mahendra was a former migrant worker in Saudi Arabia - and now campaigns for better rights for workers"I asked my mother why are you forcing my sister and she said that it's not that I'm doing it - this is how our culture is.
"Child labour and modern-day slavery are so normalised in our part of the world," she added."A lot of victims don't see it as an issue because the trauma is normalised too."The report from Walk Free found migrant workers are more than three times more likely to be in forced labour than non-migrant workers.
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