Report on Modern Slavery

An estimated 40 million people, mostly women and girls, are trapped in modern slavery and 152 million children are subject to child labour, a UN report has revealed. Developed jointly by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Walk Free Foundation and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the report published on September 20 has revealed the true scale of modern slavery around the world.

Key Findings

• Among the 40 million people trapped in modern slavery, 29 million or 71% are women and girls.
• One in four victims of modern slavery are children, which totals about 10 million.
• Some 152 million children, ....