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ShareAction | Point of No Returns Part II – Human Rights

The number of modern slavery victims in global supply chains today is believed to stand at around 16 million1 , roughly the same number of enslaved people as during the transatlantic slave trade in the 18th century2 . While this statistic alone is suggestive of a dire reality, it does not include other human and labour rights abuses experienced by many around the world: child labour, exploitative and unsafe work conditions, poverty due to poor wages and suppression of unionisation.

By
Jamie Hicks
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The number of modern slavery victims in global supply chains today is believed to stand at around
16 million1
, roughly the same number of enslaved people as during the transatlantic slave trade in the
18th century2
. While this statistic alone is suggestive of a dire reality, it does not include other human
and labour rights abuses experienced by many around the world: child labour, exploitative and unsafe
work conditions, poverty due to poor wages and suppression of unionisation.

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