The slaves of the modern era

Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "no one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms." Yet, over 50 years has passed since this deceleration and millions of people are still held in slavery.

Prostitution

According to United States State Department data, an "estimated 600,000 to 820,000 men, women, and children are trafficked across international borders each year, approximately 70 percent are women and girls and up to 50 percent are minors. The data also illustrates that the majority of transnational victims are trafficked into commercial sexual exploitation.

from Human trafficking on Wikipedia.

Recently I visited Amsterdam and the Amsterdam's creepy red light district where 80% of the prostitutes are foreign. This district outlines that we as a global society have a problem, but aren't doing much to solve it.

Human trafficking is the fastest-growning criminal industry in the world, with a U.N.-projected worth of about $32 billion. Janet Babin reports signs of modern-day slavery.

from Human trafficking is a global problem article.

Slave workers

Based on extensive interviews with workers, government officials and business representatives, this 71-page report documents serious abuses of construction workers by employers in the United Arab Emirates. These abuses include unpaid or extremely low wages, several years of indebtedness to recruitment agencies for fees that UAE law says only employers should pay, the withholding of employees’ passports, and hazardous working conditions that result in apparently high rates of death and injury.

from Building Towers, Cheating Workers report.

Child labor

According to UNICEF, there are an estimated 158 million children aged 5 to 14 in child labour worldwide, excluding child domestic labour.

from Child labour article on Wikipedia. 158 million children...