Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Bondage and slavery

A U.S. State Department report, the 10th annual global human trafficking report details some stark statistics

12.3 million adults and children in forced labor, bonded labor, and forced prostitution around the world 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants (in Asia and the Pacific: 3 per 1,000)

56 percent of these victims are women and girls.

The full report can be read here

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