According to the report, more than two-thirds of the cases of forced marriages were found in the Asia-Pacific region, which is the world’s most populous region, but the highest number per capita is in Arab countries, where five per 1,000 people are forced into forced marriages. Were married.
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United Nations A report released by the U.S. Labor Agency estimated that by the end of last year, some 50 million people worldwide were victims of “modern slavery”, either Serfdom were pushed into or were forcibly married. This figure is estimated to be 25 percent more than the last report of the institution, which came five years ago. whereas forced marriage The highest numbers of cases per capita were found in Arab countries.
The International Labor Organization (ILO) and partners point to worrying trends such as “commercial sexual abuse”, affecting nearly one in four people who are subject to bonded labor. This affects the poor, women and children the most. The International Labor Organization says that 50 million people, or one out of every 150 people, are either forced into bonded labor or have been forcibly married.
The number of people living in modern slavery increased by 10 million
The ILO, along with the United Nations International Organization for Migrant Affairs and the Walk Free Foundation, a rights group working on modern slavery, reported that the number of bonded laborers at the end of 2021 was 28 million. The report, released a day earlier on Monday, said the number of people living in modern slavery has increased by 10 million since the last such report was published in 2017 based on data from a year ago. It also states that two-thirds of the increase is linked to forced marriages alone.
Most forced marriages in Arab countries
Grace Forrest, founding director of the Walk Free Foundation, said in an interview with the Associated Press (AP) news agency in New York that this increase is comparable to the total population of Greece. According to the report, more than two-thirds of all forced marriages were found in the Asia-Pacific region, which is the world’s most populous region, but the highest per capita numbers are in Arab countries, with approximately five per 1,000. People were forcibly married.
Guy Ryder, director-general of the United Nations Labor Agency, which brings together workers, businesses and governments, called for “most working together” and said “this includes trade unions, employers’ groups, civil society and the general public, all important.” Roles to play.”
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