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21st Century Slavery & Human Trafficking
July 30, 2018
Higher than the entire population of Canada is today’s estimated global slave population. Slavery may long have been officially outlawed but numerically, there are more slaves today than at any time in history!
Since 2011, almost 90 million people have experienced some form of modern slavery for periods of time ranging from a few days to several years. Total profits from this trade in slave labour are dwarfed only by sales of illegal drugs and illicit arms.
“”In 1850, an average slave in the American South cost the equivalent of $40,000 in today’s money. Today a slave costs about $90 on average worldwide.
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