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Global Slavery Index
The Global Slavery Index is a global study of modern slavery published by the Minderoo Foundation's Walk Free initiative.
The index provides rankings across three dimensions: size of the problem (prevalence and absolute number), government response, and vulnerability (factors explaining prevalence).
The index targets private citizens, non-governmental organisations, businesses and public officials so that they can work to end modern slavery. All data involved are available for download from the website.
The 2018 Global Slavery Index includes data on three key variables: the prevalence in each country, vulnerability and government responses. In 2018, the methodology underwent changes and significantly expanded its data sources. The methodology is detailed in the report.
In 2017, the inaugural Global Estimates of Modern Slavery were produced by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Walk Free Foundation in partnership with the International Organization for Migration. Acknowledged data gaps in earlier editions, including lack of data on forced sexual exploitation and children in modern slavery were addressed by adopting a combined approach when developing the estimates. This involved drawing on three sources of data:
The 2018 Global Slavery Index uses the data sources and regional and global estimates from the Global Estimates of Modern Slavery.
The regional estimates form the starting point for the 2018 national level estimates for 167 countries. Prevalence estimates from the 2018 Global Slavery Index were calculated according to the following process:
The Global Slavery Index was criticized for the methodology it employed to produce prevalence estimates for the 2013, 2014 and 2016 editions. The 2016 prevalence estimates were based on results of surveys in 25 countries through the Gallup World Poll. Results from one country (where survey data was present) were extrapolated to other countries (where data was lacking) with an equivalent risk profile. Measurements of forced sexual exploitation, and of enslaved children, were identified as critical data gaps to address in future estimations. The 2018 Index, however, experienced substantial methodological improvements, including a significant increase in the number of survey data points, and substantial changes to the approach to estimating prevalence in countries without survey data.
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Global Slavery Index
The Global Slavery Index is a global study of modern slavery published by the Minderoo Foundation's Walk Free initiative.
The index provides rankings across three dimensions: size of the problem (prevalence and absolute number), government response, and vulnerability (factors explaining prevalence).
The index targets private citizens, non-governmental organisations, businesses and public officials so that they can work to end modern slavery. All data involved are available for download from the website.
The 2018 Global Slavery Index includes data on three key variables: the prevalence in each country, vulnerability and government responses. In 2018, the methodology underwent changes and significantly expanded its data sources. The methodology is detailed in the report.
In 2017, the inaugural Global Estimates of Modern Slavery were produced by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Walk Free Foundation in partnership with the International Organization for Migration. Acknowledged data gaps in earlier editions, including lack of data on forced sexual exploitation and children in modern slavery were addressed by adopting a combined approach when developing the estimates. This involved drawing on three sources of data:
The 2018 Global Slavery Index uses the data sources and regional and global estimates from the Global Estimates of Modern Slavery.
The regional estimates form the starting point for the 2018 national level estimates for 167 countries. Prevalence estimates from the 2018 Global Slavery Index were calculated according to the following process:
The Global Slavery Index was criticized for the methodology it employed to produce prevalence estimates for the 2013, 2014 and 2016 editions. The 2016 prevalence estimates were based on results of surveys in 25 countries through the Gallup World Poll. Results from one country (where survey data was present) were extrapolated to other countries (where data was lacking) with an equivalent risk profile. Measurements of forced sexual exploitation, and of enslaved children, were identified as critical data gaps to address in future estimations. The 2018 Index, however, experienced substantial methodological improvements, including a significant increase in the number of survey data points, and substantial changes to the approach to estimating prevalence in countries without survey data.