Did you have the impression that slavery was over? Well, unfortunately you were wrong.

Trafficking, sweatshops, prostitution - these are all forms of slavery. Just because you do not see them does not mean that are not there. Here are data showing that slavery is at the peak.

A world map of modern slavery.

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Modern slavery is more commonly known as "human trafficking", but is actually the same thing. Instead of being shipped in large ships huddled like animals, these people are illegal immigrants who can not walk so far from their work, only what their "masters" allow.

A painful fact is that most slaves are born to a life of service, mainly because their parents could not afford to pay their debts. This is known as "inherited debt bondage".

the slaves are actually cheaper now than it used to be. In the 19th century, could only get a slave for about $ 19,000 (current money), now a slave costs only $ 90

More than 65% of the slaves in the world work in Asia, often making clothes for a living - think the next time you go shopping, some of the biggest brands in the world to be involved in this cruel and sadistic trade in human.

In the USA. the main form of slavery is the sexually

Despite what you may think, the US only it ranked 145 of 167 in the Global Slavery Index, with 167 being the least amount of slavery

Apparently, there are 47 million slaves worldwide in 2015. Surprising when you think that there were fewer than 4 million slaves in the US in 1860

Women from Eastern Europe are often duped move them into slavery abroad with the promise of jobs. For example, women are offered work in German hotels, but once they left earth and have taken their passports discover they have been sold to a brothel.

It is profit. The International Labour Organization estimates that slavery produced an annual profit of $ 150 billion for the slave owners.

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Heartbreaking but true, it is hard to believe that we still live in a world where slavery is booming. While Western countries technically banned slavery for years, there is an undercurrent of human trafficking that is becoming increasingly common.

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