Oct 17, 2013 ... There are 29.8 million people living as slaves right now, according to a  comprehensive new report issued by the Australia-based Walk Free ...
“North Korea has 2.6 million 'modern slaves,' new report estimates”. Read article.  TIME: ... “Over 400,000 people living in 'modern slavery' in US, report finds”.
Oct 19, 2012 ... The figure of 27 million slaves today comes from researcher Kevin Bales, of Free  the Slaves - who blames the huge figure on rapid population ...
Sep 20, 2017 ... London (CNN) More than 40 million people were estimated to be victims of  modern slavery in 2016 -- and one in four of those were children.
There are 27 million slaves alive today, more than at any point in history, and  more than were stolen from Africa during four centuries of the transatlantic slave ...
Today, 27 million people .. are enslaved.