‘Modern slavery’ worsening and most common in North Korea, study reports

London – North Korea, Eritrea and Mauritania have the very best prevalence of contemporary slavery on the planet, in keeping with the 2023 World Slavery Index printed Wednesday, which famous a “worsening” state of affairs globally since its final survey 5 years earlier.

The report stated an estimated 50 million folks had been “dwelling in conditions of contemporary slavery” in 2021 — a rise of 10 million over 2016, when the issue was final measured.

The determine contains some 28 million folks in compelled labor and 22 million dwelling in a compelled marriage.