An astonishing document, the Global Slavery Index 2013, has been published this month. It disposes of the generally accepted view that slavery was abolished throughout the world in the 19th century. The survey in the Index ranks 162 countries and holds that almost 30 million people are physically living as slaves. This is an even larger number than that stated by the International Labor Organization, which suggests there are 21 million people who are victims of forced labor, but it is probably more accurate.
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