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\f0\fs24 \cf0 Modern-day slavery on the rise\
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An estimated 36 million people are living in some form of modern slavery, and six in 10 of them live in India, China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Russia, according to the 2014 Global Slavery Index. Illegal profits from slavery are estimated at $150 billion a year\
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PREVALENCE OF MODERN SLAVERY\
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High\
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Americas 1,285,000 Estimated number of people living in slavery\
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Europe 566,200\
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Middle East, North Africa 2,178,100 \
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Russia and Eurasia 2,599,300 \
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Asia Pacific 23,542,800\
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Sub-Saharan Africa 5,916,200\
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Turkey 185,500\
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Russia 1,049,700\
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Canada 4,600\
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European Union 315,100\
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Uzbekistan 1,201,400\
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United States 60,100\
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Egypt 393,800\
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China 3,241,400\
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Japan 237,500\
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Haiti 237,700\
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Mexico 266,900\
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Mauritania 155,600\
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Venezuela 60,900\
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Colombia 105,400\
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Sudan 429,000\
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Brazil 155,300\
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D.R. Congo 762,900\
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Pakistan 2,058,200\
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Peru 66,300\
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India 14,285,700\
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Chile 36,900\
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Australia 3,000\
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Argentina 77,300\
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Tanzania 350,400\
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New Zealand 600\
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One in every 200 people is exploited as a slave. 600,000-800,000 people are trafficked each year \
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Domestic servitude 27% \
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Other 12% \
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Agriculture 10%\
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Factories 5% \
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Commercial sex trade 46% Seven in 10 female victims \'96 including 1.2 million children \'96 are working in commercial sex trade \
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Sources: 2014 Global Slavery Index,  U.S. State Department Trafficking in Persons Report, UNICEF,  International Labour Organization\
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