29 million women have suffered modern slavery

Whoever thinks that they live in a world free of slavery, or that we are in a time that has ended with the era of slavery and slaves, because in fact we are living in the worst stage where it is about women and the practice of what is called “modern slavery” and the term encompasses the concepts of forced marriage, domestic servitude, slavery and others. .

A new investigative report by the human rights organization Walk Free revealed that 29 million women and girls have been victims of modern slavery and have been exploited in practices including forced labor, forced marriage, debt bondage and domestic servitude.

Grace Forest, one of the founders of the Australia-based “Walk Free” organization known for its anti-slavery efforts, said this figure means that one in 130 women and girls is subjected to one of the manifestations of modern slavery. at present, a figure that exceeds the population of Australia. “Global News” today, Saturday.

“In reality, more people are living in slavery today than at any other time in human history,” Forest added.

The organization “Walk Free” defines the concept of modern slavery as the systematic elimination of a person’s freedom and its exploitation by another person for personal or economic and profit-making purposes.

Forrest noted that it was found that one in every 130 women or girls living in modern slavery was accomplished through group work, with the participation of the International Labor Organization and the International Organization for Migration.

“According to the report, gender increases the difficulties women face in their lives and modern slavery has radically changed,” she explained.

“We are witnessing normalization with exploitation in the labor sector as vulnerable people have been forced into modern slavery with the coronavirus outbreak,” Forrest said.

She noted that the “Walk Free” Foundation and the United Nations “All Women, All Children” program have launched an international campaign calling for measures aimed at eliminating modern slavery.

The campaign calls for an end to child marriage, which is not yet criminalized in some 136 countries, and the transparency and accountability of multinational companies.

Forrest emphasized that women and girls suffer unprecedented levels of exploitation and forced labor in commodity stores, such as clothing and tech stores and cafes.