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Trafficking Matters, & Walk Free Foundation, & ILO, & International Organization for Migration. (May 24, 2023). Number of people living in modern slavery worldwide per 1,000 population in 2021, by region and type of slavery [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387940/prevalence-modern-slavery-world-region-type/
Trafficking Matters, und Walk Free Foundation, und ILO, und International Organization for Migration. "Number of people living in modern slavery worldwide per 1,000 population in 2021, by region and type of slavery." Chart. May 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387940/prevalence-modern-slavery-world-region-type/
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Number of people living in modern slavery worldwide per 1,000 population in 2021, by region and type of slavery [Graph], Trafficking Matters, & Walk Free Foundation, & ILO, & International Organization for Migration, May 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387940/prevalence-modern-slavery-world-region-type/
