Current Events > Compounding crises push more people into modern slavery, report warns

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https://www.axios.com/2023/05/25/modern-slavery-countries-rank-list-forced-labor

The number of people living in modern slavery is growing, reaching 50 million in 2021 an increase of 10 million in less than six years.
Driving the news: Longstanding factors like conflict, repressive governments and supply chains are, in part, driving the worsening situation. But additional conditions including the pandemic, climate-induced migration and rollbacks of women's rights have also become major drivers as well, according to a new report from the human rights group Walk Free.

The big picture: Of those trapped in modern slavery, at least 27.6 million were in forced labor and 22 million were in forced marriages, with women, children, and migrants disproportionally affected, the Australia-based Walk Free said in its Global Slavery Index report, released this week.

Is that good?

Blo posted...

Is that good?

No Blo. It is not.

I was going to shitpost about what the definition of modern slavery is here, but looked it up instead.
https://www.state.gov/what-is-modern-slavery/

Yeah, that ain't good.

Blo posted...

Is that good?

Only for those privileged to not be the slave, but no, its not good in general.

Blo posted...

Is that good?

Ummmmm....?