Children are among the most vulnerable to slavery. There are at least 8.4 million children currently suffering exploitation all over the world. 1 in 4 modern slavery victims are children There are 4.4 child victims for every 1000 children in the world 37% of those forced to marry are children Children account for 18% of persons in private forced labour 21% of victims of the sex trade are children

Right now, at least 6 million people are trapped in circumstances of sexual exploitation. 99% of victims of the sex trade are women and children. More than 7 in 10 victims are exploited in Asia and the Pacific region. 54% of trafficking victims are trafficked for the sex trade. The sex trade makes an approximated $99 billion a year.

There are almost 28 million people in forced labour. They are coerced through violence, intimidation or subtler techniques such as debt-accumulation or the retention of documents. The private economy is where the majority of forced labour cases are located, but almost 4 million people are now in state-imposed forced labour, and over 6 million people are victims of forced commercial sexual exploitation, which is counted separately from the private economy. Of those exploited in the private sector, 57% are women. Domestic workers account for 24% of all forced labourers. Construction, manufacturing, agriculture and fishery sectors account for 34% of forced labourers. Debt bondage affects half of all victims of forced labour. Most victims suffer from multiple forms of coercion including the withholding of wages, threats or acts of violence against them or their family.