The Philippines was listed as 98 on the Global Slavery index, which
measures the amount of modern-day slavery in a country. The Walk Free Foundation (WFF) compiled the
index on October 17th, and makes its determination on a “measure of
three factors” which includes the following: prevalence of modern slavery by
population, measure of child marriage, and measure of human trafficking in and
out of the Philippines.
Out of the population totaling 96 million people, the report estimates
showed that between 140,000 to 160,000 people are enslaved in the Philippines
with enslavement found in many industries, from the sex industry to
agriculture.
The WFF did note in its report, however, that the Filipino government
has been “making notable efforts” to combat modern day slavery of Filipinos
both at home and abroad.
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