Some 30 million people are enslaved worldwide, trafficked into brothels, forced into manual labour, victims of debt bondage or even born into servitude, a global index on modern slavery showed on Thursday.

Almost half are in India, where slavery ranges from bonded labour in quarries and kilns to commercial sex exploitation, although the scourge exists in all 162 countries surveyed by Walk Free, an Australian-based rights group.

Its estimate of 29.8 million slaves worldwide is higher than other attempts to quantify modern slavery. The International Labour Organisation estimates that almost 21 million people are victims of forced labour.

"Today some people are still being born into hereditary slavery, a staggering but harsh reality, particularly in parts of West Africa and South Asia," the report said.

"Other victims are captured or kidnapped before being sold or kept for exploitation, whether through 'marriage', unpaid labour on fishing boats, or as domestic workers. Others are tricked and lured into situations they cannot escape, with false promises of a good job or an education."

The Global Slavery Index 2013 defines slavery as the possession or control of people to deny freedom and exploit them for profit or sex, usually through violence, coercion or deception. The definition includes indentured servitude, forced marriage and the abduction of children to serve in wars.

According to the index, 10 countries alone account for three quarters of the world's slaves.
After India, China has the most with 2.9 million, followed by Pakistan (2.1 million), Nigeria (701,000), Ethiopia (651,000), Russia (516,000), Thailand (473,000), Democratic Republic of Congo (462,000), Myanmar (384,000) and Bangladesh (343,000).

The index also ranks nations by prevalence of slavery per head of population. By this measure, Mauritania is worst, with almost 4% of its 3.8 million people enslaved. Estimates by other organisations put the level at up to 20%.

Chattel slavery is common in Mauritania, meaning that slave status is passed down through generations. "Owners" buy, sell, rent out or give away their slaves as gifts.

After Mauritania, slavery is most prevalent by population in Haiti, where a system of child labour known as "restavek" encourages poor families to send their children to wealthier acquaintances, where many end up exploited and abused.

Pakistan, India, Nepal, Moldova, Benin, Ivory Coast, Gambia and Gabon have the next highest prevalence rates.

At the other end of the scale, Iceland has the lowest estimated prevalence with fewer than 100 slaves.

Next best are Ireland, Britain, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Luxembourg, Finland and Denmark, although researchers said slave numbers in such wealthy countries were higher than previously thought.

Walk Free CEO Nick Grono said the annual index would serve as an important baseline for governments and activists in the anti-slavery fight.

"This kind of data hasn't been out there before," he said. "It's a multi-year effort, and next year we'll have a much better picture of where slavery is and what changes there are. If you can't measure it, you can't devise policy to address it."

Countries With Highest Absolute Numbers of Slaves
Country / Estimated slaves

India 13.9 million

China 2.9 million

Pakistan 2.1 million

Nigeria 701,000

Ethiopia 651,000

Russia 516,000

Thailand 473,000

D.R. Congo 462,000

Myanmar 384,000

Bangladesh 343,000


Ranking By Prevalence of Modern Slavery Per Head of Population
Rank/ Country / Estimated Slaves / Population

1 Mauritania 151,000 3.8 million

2 Haiti 209,000 10.2 million

3 Pakistan 2.1 million 179.2 million

4 India 13.9 million 1.2 billion

5 Nepal 259,000 27.5 million

6 Moldova 33,000 3.6 million

7 Benin 80,000 10.1 million

8 Ivory Coast 157,000 19.8 million

9 Gambia 14,000 1.8 million

10 Gabon 14,000 1.6 million

Source: Global Slavery Index 2013, Walk Free

http://9jaflave..com/2013/10/30-million-people-are-slaves-worldwide.html#more

Nonsense, this mumus that sit in front of their laptops and come out with stupid, ridiculous numbers. >:[

Okija_juju:


Thru Houseboys, Housegirls, salesboy, salesgirl, prostitution rackets, Italy connection rackets, apprenticeship, e.t.c.

Nonsense, are u trying to tell me their are no house boys, sales person in those developed countries. If u are talking about prostitution rackets, italian connection rackets, then mexico, singapore should be there instead of Nigeria.

701k?thats far from da truth....slavery abounds all over dat nation naija from da amajiris up north who survive from da crumbs tha drops off d tables of theis so called elites to da folks @da niger delta forced to bear da brunts n degredation of oil exploration n exploitation @ da hand of da govt n some economic parasites leeching on other ppls resources and to da west where...........to young men n women forced to da beats n subjected to some inhuman treatments n conditions without benefits nationwide,.....to you guys living for decades with 3 to 4 hrs light outta da 24,.....educational slavery,mental slavery,sex slavery,spiritual slavery.........
However,if the Son of Man,Jesus, sets u free,u will be free indeed.

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It's far more than that.

If we're to add mental slavery to it, then it should be around 150 million or thereabout.

for where this one happen dem don come again with their statistics

how?

fpeter: how?

Thru Houseboys, Housegirls, salesboy, salesgirl, prostitution rackets, Italy connection rackets, apprenticeship, e.t.c.

It is true I think
If you count the Child brides in The north
The 'house maids'
The victims of kidnap.
Involuntary sex workers being manipulated by their 'madams'
The figure might even be more than 701,000

I think the child brides are even more than that in number.

pls is my boi-boi a slave?

shymexx: It's far more than that.

If we're to add mental slavery to it, then it should be around 150 million or thereabout.

badt guy

shymexx: It's far more than that.

If we're to add mental slavery to it, then it should be around 150 million or thereabout.

Lol u r so funny and u just said d fact anyway..

I bet it's more dan dat if we were to add spiritual slavery,emotional slavery,psychological slavery,financial slavery n most of all,religion slavery

It's not enough to know these stats, how do we end it?

Okija_juju: So Slave trade business is still on?!!



Nobody told me o!!


_{Bia Chukwudi!! Forget the spareparts business.. We are going to start selling human being now..}

you mean you dont want to be eating them anymore?

These people sha, with their annoying surveys

ME I AM NOT ENSLAVED O

Only that

Mtcheew. * continues reading the 'preacher's son' and 'the secrets of the gods' *. Which chapter i dey sef ?

All nigerians, except polithifians! Are slaves to good social amenities

hmmm what about religious slavery i bet nigeria will top that ranking. but i did not see USA on that list oh jos saying

Heagle: I bet it's more dan dat if we were to add spiritual slavery,emotional slavery,psychological slavery,financial slavery n most of all,religion slavery

i see an atheist

701k...!? Mtcheeew, big lie. It should be around 70m in Nigeria.

And for people looking for Usa on the list, you can't see them, sorry.
I watched a documentary on Aljazera two days ago where restaurant workers are protesting that $6.50 is too small per hour. Now calculate that in a month to how much a banker in Nigeria earns. Inshort I don vex, Nigeria has about 100m slaves.

9jaflave: Countries With Highest Absolute Numbers of Slaves
Country / Estimated slaves

India 13.9 million

China 2.9 million

Pakistan 2.1 million

Nigeria 701,000

Ethiopia 651,000

Russia 516,000

Thailand 473,000

D.R. Congo 462,000

Myanmar 384,000

Bangladesh 343,000


Ranking By Prevalence of Modern Slavery Per Head of Population
Rank/ Country / Estimated Slaves / Population

1 Mauritania 151,000 3.8 million

2 Haiti 209,000 10.2 million

3 Pakistan 2.1 million 179.2 million

4 India 13.9 million 1.2 billion

5 Nepal 259,000 27.5 million

6 Moldova 33,000 3.6 million

7 Benin 80,000 10.1 million

8 Ivory Coast 157,000 19.8 million

9 Gambia 14,000 1.8 million

10 Gabon 14,000 1.6 million

Source: Global Slavery Index 2013, Walk Free

http://9jaflave..com/2013/10/30-million-people-are-slaves-worldwide.html#more

btw: I wonder why the United States is not on that list.

A careful look will tell you that religion played and continues to play vital roles in the propagation of human slavery.

That's why slavery will continue to be seen as normal godly practices in places like Pakistan and India.

Majority of people dont live; they only exist...just to survive. its a pity.

Richiez: It's not enough to know these stats, how do we end it?

You are a wise man.
Excellent question.