Global Estimates of Modern Slavery Report

• The 2021 Global Estimates for Modern Slavery, which was recently released by the International Labour Organization (ILO), revealed a spike in the instances of forced labour.

• In 2021, 50 million people were living in modern slavery, of which 28 million were in forced labour and 22 million were trapped in forced marriage.

• The number of people in modern slavery has increased exponentially in the past five years.

• Compared to the 2016 global estimates, 10 million more people have been trapped by modern slavery.

• Women and children are disproportionately vulnerable to modern slavery.

• Modern slavery occurs in almost all countries across the world, regardless of differences in ethnicity, culture and religion.