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Fact check: How many people are enslaved in the world today?

  • Written by Monti Datta, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
Burmese fishermen raise their hands as they are asked who among them wants to go home. Human trafficking sometimes occurs in the seafood industry.AP Photo/Dita Alangkara

Modern slavery is a crime against humanity. Although some types of enslavement, like sex trafficking, are widely known, others hide in plain sight. Enslavement happens in many...

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