Global Slavery Index
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The Global Slavery Index is a global study of modern slavery published by the Minderoo Foundation's Walk Free initiative. Four editions have been published: in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018. The index has been heavily criticized for its methodology and findings.
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The 2018 edition builds on the Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, which estimated that 40.3 million people were in some form of slavery on any given day in 2016.[1]
The Index provides rankings across three dimensions:
- Size of the problem: estimated prevalence in terms of percentage of population and absolute numbers (by country)[2]
- Government response: How governments are tackling the problem[3]
- Vulnerability: Factors that explain or predict prevalence[4]
The Index targets private citizens, non-governmental organisations, businesses and public officials so that they can work to end modern slavery. All data involved are available for download from the website.[5]