Ending forced labor around the world will boost global GDP by $611 billion per year, according to new research by the United Nations International Labor Organization (ILO). Researchers calculated the economic impact of liberating nearly 28 million from sex and labor trafficking...
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WASHINGTON – This week’s release of the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery is an urgent call to action. More people have been trafficked into forced labor worldwide than ever before. Globally, 28 million people are toiling against their will every day at factories,...