Africa: Millions Trapped in Forced Labour Worldwide

Almost 21 million people worldwide are trapped in jobs into which they were coerced or deceived and which they cannot leave, according to an International Labour Organisation report.

A woman watches children working at a stone quarry, Zambia, in March 2007

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