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Recent reporting and NGO work show that child labor remains embedded in many global supply chains — notably cocoa, textiles and food processing — and that both major brands and their suppliers have be...
Yes — contemporary forms of slavery, commonly termed “modern slavery” or human trafficking (forced labor and sex trafficking), are documented in the United States by government agencies, NGOs, and adv...
Global estimates place the number of people in modern slavery broadly between about 46 million and 50 million, depending on the dataset and definitions used — for example, the ILO, IOM and Walk Free “...
There is no evidence in the provided reporting that Donald Trump is legally “bringing back” chattel slavery; instead reporting shows actions and rhetoric that critics say downplay or remove public ack...
President Trump has enacted sweeping restrictions that pause immigration processing for nationals of at least 19 countries, halted asylum approvals, and said he will “permanently pause migration from ...
Modern slavery affects tens of millions worldwide: recent reporting and UN statements cite roughly 50 million people trapped in contemporary forms of slavery, and international agencies say forced lab...
The Global Slavery Index (Walk Free) and related reporting identify several conflict‑affected and fragile states as having the highest prevalence of modern slavery per capita — for example South Sudan...
Historical slavery was a legally sanctioned system of ownership and chattel status that stripped people of rights and treated them as property; modern legal definitions focus on coercion, control and ...
Walk Free’s Global Slavery Index and related reporting show that modern slavery affects every region but is concentrated per capita in smaller, conflict‑affected or weak‑governance states; Walk Free’s...
Global estimates put roughly 50 million people in modern slavery around 2017–2021, with the largest absolute country totals concentrated in Asia: India about 11 million, China about 5.8 million, and s...