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Modern slavery traps 40.3 million people

Modern slavery overtook the lives of at least 40.3 million people worldwide in 2016, according to estimates by an international organization.

By Arete News - July 19, 2018

Total numbers from Walk Free Foundation's report (AN/Walk Free Foundation)

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