African Countries Top List of Worst Performers in Inaugural Global Slavery Index

17 October 2013
Walk Free Foundation (Perth)
press release

Mauritania has the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, according to the inaugural Global Slavery Index, with 14 other African countries also among the 20 worst performers.

The Index, which will be published annually, is the first of its kind and gives the most accurate and comprehensive measure of the extent and risk of modern slavery, country by country, currently available.

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