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According to the ILO (International Labor Organization),
it is estimated that 49.6 million people worldwide live in "modern day slavery"; more than any time in history
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49.6 million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, of which 27.6 million were in forced labour and 22 million in forced marriage.
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Of the 27.6 million people in forced labour, 17.3 million are exploited in the private sector; 6.3 million in forced commercial sexual exploitation, and 3.9 million in forced labour imposed by state.
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Women and girls account for 4.9 million of those in forced commercial sexual exploitation, and for 6 million of those in forced labour in other economic sectors.
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12% of all those in forced labour are children. More than half of these children are in commercial sexual exploitation.
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