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“Stacked Odds”: UN Report on Modern Slavery
- On the occasion of International Day of the Girl Child, 2020 (11 October), the United Nations(UN) released a report titled “Stacked Odds” that highlights the scenario around the globe on modern slavery.
- Modern slavery is defined as the recruitment, movement, harbouring or receiving of children, women or men through the use of force, coercion, and abuse of vulnerability, deception or other means for the purpose of exploitation.
Key Findings of the Report
- At least 2.9 crore women and girls across the world are victims of modern slavery, which includes forced marriages, debt-bondage, forced ....