Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage

This resource presents the latest Global Estimates on modern slavery, reporting that approximately 50 million people were living in conditions of modern slavery in 2021, including 28 million people experiencing forced labor and 22 million trapped in forced marriage. It emphasizes that modern slavery affects every region of the world and has increased significantly, with 10 million more people experiencing modern slavery in 2021 compared to the 2016 estimates. The resource also provides an executive summary available in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, and Russian.