-Kevin Bales
Founder of Free the Slaves and expert on modern day slavery

How do slaves contribute to the global economy?
According to research done by Kevin Bales, with an estimated 27 million slaves working today, the total yearly profit generated by slaves is in the order of $13 billion. Although their contribution only equals about what the American population spends on jeans each year, their contribution is much greater. Slaves provide the labor that produces many of the raw materials and manufactured goods around the world. It would be difficult to go a week without purchasing something that has not been touched by the global slavery market.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

Article I: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

Article 4: No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

Article 13(I): Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.

Article 23(I): Everyone has the right to the free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.