Current spatial patterns of human rights issues

What has the percentage rise been in extreme risk countries since 2008?

70%

What are the top three countries with the highest risk of human rights violations?

Syria, Sudan and DRC

Why has the president of Venezuela been condemned?

President Nicolas Maduro condemned for overseeing one of the worst human rights crisis’ in the countries history

What percentage of Venezuelans are suffering from weight loss and umeployment?

75%

What is the definition of forced labour?

When people are coerced to work through use of violence or intimidation or by more subtle means for detention such as retention of identity papers

What percentage of forced labour workers are in the private labour force?

90%

What percentage of people fall victims of forced labour after moving within a country?

15%

What percentage of people fall victims of forced labour after crossing international boarders?

29%

What percentage of people fall victims to forced labour in their place of origin?

56%

How many people are victims of forced labour in the world in total?

20.1 million

What 2 demographics of people are particularly vulnerable to forced labour?

Migrant workers and indigenous people

In the private economy how much does forced labour generate in illegal profits annually?

150 billion USD

What are three economic factors that influence global variations of forced labour?

• Poverty

• Low wages

• Migration and seeking work

What are three political factors that influence global variations of forced labour

• Conflict

• Corruption

• State sponsorship of modern slavery

What is an example of state sponsorship of modern slavery?

Cotton harvested in Uzbekistan

What are three social factors that influence global variations of forced labour?

• Gender inequality

• Entire families enslaved through bonded labour

• Women and children trafficking for sexual exploitation

What is the example of forced labour in Uzbekistan?

One of the worlds largest producers of cotton, farmers are forced to produce cotton on they risk a penalty

What is an example of forced labour in Mauritania?

The white moors which are the ethnic elite control the economy, government, military and police. Haratine people are born into slavery and belong to white moors masters

Who is forced labour in Uzbekistan ordered by and why?

The state for the products they are selling overseas