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Vulnerability to modern slavery and human trafficking has dramatically increased as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, new and protracted conflicts and the direct effects of climate change. With the number of people forcibly displaced worldwide now exceeding 100 million for the first time in history, the world is set to see a significant increase in the numbers vulnerable to modern slavery and ...
Contemporary slavery, also sometimes known as modern slavery or neo-slavery, refers to institutional slavery that continues to occur in present-day society. Estimates of the number of enslaved people today range from around 38 million [1] to 49.6 million, [2] [3] [4] depending on the method used to form the estimate and the definition of slavery being used. [5]
1 de dic. de 2021 · Women and children are at high risk of being pushed into contemporary forms of slavery, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday. In an alert to coincide with the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on 2 December, they warned that global challenges such as COVID-19, climate change and armed conflict have amplified ...
Prof. Tomoya Obokata (Japan) was appointed as Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences in March 2020. He is a scholar of international law and human rights, specializing in transnational organized crime, human trafficking and modern slavery. View Prof. Tomoya Obokata’s full biography
13 de jul. de 2020 · Modern slavery is a blight in our world that we must eradicate. From the outside, modern slavery can take on the face of a normal job. But behind that external front, the freedom and dignity of people are being stripped away: violence or threats of violence on a daily basis; forced prostitution; domestic servitude or other forced labour for little or no pay; passports taken away; and unpayable ...
Global FIndings. An estimated 50 million people were living in situations of modern slavery on any given day in 2021, according to the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery. Of these people, approximately 27.6 million were in forced labour and 22 million were in forced marriages. The most vulnerable — women, children, and migrants ...
12 de sept. de 2022 · Modern slavery is a growing challenge thanks to a mix of armed conflict, climate change and the global pandemic, a new UN report says. International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates suggest ...
