Number of enslaved persons rises to nearly 36 million

November 19, 2014

Following the publication of the 2014 Global Slavery Index, L’Osservatore Romano devoted a front-page article in its November 19 edition to modern-day slavery.

One out of every 200 people is enslaved, according to the index. Over 14 million of the world’s estimated 35.8 million slaves live in India.

 

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Further information:

• Trentasei milioni di schiavi (L’Osservatore Romano, p. 1)
• Global Slavery Index
• Almost 36m people live in modern slavery – report (BBC)