Human Rights

How to stop modern slavery

Nurta Mohamed, 13, a Somali girl sits inside her mother's makeshift shelter after she ran away from a suspected forced marriage at the Alafuuto camp for internally displaced persons in Garasbaaley district of Mogadishu, Somalia August 14, 2020. Picture taken August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar - RC2LHI9D74I0

One in four victims of modern slavery – of which forced marriages are a part – are children. Image: REUTERS/Feisal Omar - RC2LHI9D74I0

Arathi Sethumadhavan
User Research Scientist, Technology and Society, Google
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Breakdown of products imported to the United States that are a risk for modern slavery Image: The Global Slavery Index, 2018 – Walk Free Foundation
A breakdown of data on child labour Image: World Vision
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