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GLOBAL SLAVERY INDEX RANKS ARMENIA 57TH
October 17, 2013 - 13:15 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The inaugural edition of the Global Slavery Index
2013 provides a ranking of 162 countries around the world, based on
a combined measure of three factors: estimated prevalence of modern
slavery by population, a measure of child marriage, and a measure
of human trafficking in and out of a country. The Index provides a
quantitative ranking of 162 countries around the world according to
the estimated prevalence of slavery, that is, the estimated percentage
of enslaved people in the national population at a point in time. The
Index also provides an estimate of the size of the modern slavery
problem, country by country.
Mauritania with a population of 3,8 million topped the ranking list
with 150 thous. people enslaved, followed by Haiti and Pakistan. The
absolute leadership, however, belongs to India, with over 13 million
enslaved.
Among post-Soviet countries, Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan were placed
49th, 50th and 51st respectively, with 500 thous. enslaved in Russia.
Armenia's neighbors, Turkey and Iran took the 90th and 103rd spots
respectively.
Slavery rate in Great Britain, Ireland and Iceland was close to zero.
In 2013, modern slavery takes many forms, and is known by many names:
slavery, forced labour or human trafficking.
Whatever term is used, the significant characteristic of all forms
of modern slavery is that it involves one person depriving another
people of their freedom: their freedom to leave one job for another,
their freedom to leave one workplace for another, their freedom to
control their own body.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/171399/
October 17, 2013 - 13:15 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The inaugural edition of the Global Slavery Index
2013 provides a ranking of 162 countries around the world, based on
a combined measure of three factors: estimated prevalence of modern
slavery by population, a measure of child marriage, and a measure
of human trafficking in and out of a country. The Index provides a
quantitative ranking of 162 countries around the world according to
the estimated prevalence of slavery, that is, the estimated percentage
of enslaved people in the national population at a point in time. The
Index also provides an estimate of the size of the modern slavery
problem, country by country.
Mauritania with a population of 3,8 million topped the ranking list
with 150 thous. people enslaved, followed by Haiti and Pakistan. The
absolute leadership, however, belongs to India, with over 13 million
enslaved.
Among post-Soviet countries, Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan were placed
49th, 50th and 51st respectively, with 500 thous. enslaved in Russia.
Armenia's neighbors, Turkey and Iran took the 90th and 103rd spots
respectively.
Slavery rate in Great Britain, Ireland and Iceland was close to zero.
In 2013, modern slavery takes many forms, and is known by many names:
slavery, forced labour or human trafficking.
Whatever term is used, the significant characteristic of all forms
of modern slavery is that it involves one person depriving another
people of their freedom: their freedom to leave one job for another,
their freedom to leave one workplace for another, their freedom to
control their own body.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/171399/