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'Modern slavery most common in NKorea, Eritrea'
By Agence France-Presse
May 25, 2023 12:40 am

LONDON: North Korea, Eritrea and Mauritania have the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, the 2023 Global Slavery Index revealed on Wednesday, which noted a 'worsening' situation globally since its last survey five years earlier.

The published report said an estimated 50 million people were 'living in situations of modern slavery' in 2021, an increase of 10 million over 2016, when the problem was last measured.

DEAD DEAR LEADERS Pedestrians walk past the portraits of North Korea’s late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in the capital Pyongyang on May 18, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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