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Global Estimates of Contemporary Slavery depicts the overall scope and depth of modern slavery. The Global Estimates are the result of a joint effort of the ILO(International Labour Organisation) and Walk Free, in cooperation with the IOM(International Organisation for Migration ).
It concentrates on two major issues, hard conscription and forced arranged marriages, and includes local, age range, and demographic breakdowns. According to the statistics, 49.6 million people were in labour exploitation on any given day in 2021, with 27.6 million in forced labour and 22 million in forced arranged marriage.
Key takeaways
- According to the 2021 World Estimates for Modern Slavery Report, there are 50 million people in modern slavery at any given time, including 28 million in slave labour and 22 million in an arranged marriage.
- It equates to 6.4 victims of modern slavery for every 1,000 persons on the planet.
- One in every four survivors of contemporary slavery is a youngster.
- Out of the 28 million people trapped in forced labour, 17.3 million are victimised in the private sector, such as household labour, manufacturing, or agriculture; 6.3 million are victims of forced commercial sexual exploitation, and 3.9 million are sufferers of state-imposed slave labour.
- Women and girls constitute more than 3 of those subjected to enforced commercial sexual slavery and more than one-third of the people engaged in forced labour in other areas of the economy.
Global Slavery Predicts: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage
Systemic racism is the polar opposite of social fairness and long-term development. According to the 2021 Global Forecasts, there are 50 million individuals in modern-day slavery on any particular day, either compelled to labour against their choice or in an arranged marriage. This equates to approximately one of every 150 persons on the planet. The estimates also show that modern-day slavery is far from fleeting – enslavement in slave labour can last decades, while forced marriage is usually a life term. And unfortunately, the issue is not changing.
The ILO (International Labour Organization), Walk Free, and the International Organization for Migration created the worldwide and provincial estimations included in this report (IOM). The forecasts are made jointly stable – indicating: that with the 2016 estimates, the 2021 calculations are derived from various sources because no single source is deemed sufficiently trustworthy. Data from nationally representative household surveys – 68 forced surveys and 75 arranged marriages surveys – conducted jointly by ILO and Walk Free, in addition to the CTDC( Counter-Trafficking Data Collaborative ) anonymised case set of data on trafficking victims accumulated by IOM and its partner organisations in the method of collecting safeguards and assistance to trafficked individuals – are the primary sources.
Law related to slavery in India
The Indian Slavery Act 1843, also known as Act V of 1843, prohibited numerous economic activities linked to slavery and is still in force. The Law banned slavery in India and made the sale or acquisition of any individual as an enslaved person a punishable offence underneath the Indian Penal Code.
Article 23 of the Indian Constitution also prohibits human trafficking and compulsory labour. “Traffic in fellow humans and beggar, as well as other similar forms of forced labour, as well as other similar types of forced labour, are prohibited, and any breach of this rule shall be penalised by the law,” it states.
Forced labour is one of the measures being used to combat modern slavery.
Forced labour
- Respect for employees’ liberties to organise and negotiate freely is essential for a future free of forced labour.
- Extend social welfare, including floors, to all employees and their families to reduce economic vulnerability, which is responsible for forced labour, and to give workers basic financial security to say no to abusive occupations and abandon jobs that have become abusive.
- To safeguard employees from abuse and fraudulent acts during the recruiting and placing procedure, including the charge of exorbitant fees and costs related by unethical recruitment firms and labour brokers, and promote ethical and fair recruitment.
- Ensure that those freed from slave labour have legal recourse to repay them for the repercussions of their slave labour and to aid in their rehabilitation. Material losses and moral losses are examples of solutions.
- National policies and legal structures that promote the protection of the rights of all migrants, irrespective of their socioeconomic factors, are critically needed.
- Global cooperation and partnership: The problem of indentured servitude is too significant, and its numerous core causes are too sophisticated for nation states or other parties to address alone.
Forced marriage
- Due to the detrimental impact on women and girls, legislation and policy solutions should be gendered, including female laws, plans, programmes, finances, and social safety measures.
- Invest in the development of women and girls. Providing women and girls with the chance and capacity to finish education, earn a living, and inherit possessions minimises susceptibility to early marriage.
- Throughout crises, protect the rights of persons susceptible to arranged marriage and trafficked for forced marriage.
- Consider the sensitivity of migrants, particularly kids. This expands the ability to identify the most disadvantaged and guarantees equitable access to social support and amenities, justice, psychological aid, training, vocational courses, job opportunities, and meaningful work, irrespective of migratory status.
- Access to formal identification signing is especially vital for migrants in danger of arranged marriage.
