Sunday, October 20, 2013

Where Do the World's 30,000,000 Slaves Live?

This map shows where the world’s 30 million slaves live. There are 60,000 in the U.S.

 



We think of slavery as a practice of the past, an image from Roman colonies or 18th-century American plantations, but the practice of enslaving human beings as property still exists. There are 29.8 million people living as slaves right now, according to a comprehensive new report  issued by the Australia-based Walk Free Foundation.