Modern Slavery: A Global Crisis in the Richest Economies.
The world's 20 wealthiest economies, including the G-20, are responsible for fueling forced labor through global supply chains and state-imposed forced labor, accounting for about half of the people worldwide living in "modern slavery," according to a report by Walk Free. The countries imported $468 billion worth of products possibly made by forced labor, with the U.S. making up nearly $170 billion of that. Electronics, clothing, palm oil, solar panels, and textiles were the most "at risk" products. The 10 countries with the highest prevalence of modern slavery are North Korea, Eritrea, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Afghanistan, and Kuwait.
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