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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% (https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_575479.pdf)are women. • Domestic workers account for 24% (https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_575479.pdf)of all forced labourers. • Construction, manufacturing, agriculture and fishery sectors account for 34% o(https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_575479.pdf)f forced labourers. • Debt bondage affects half o(https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_575479.pdf)f all victims of forced labour. • Most victims suffer from multiple forms (https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_575479.pdf)of coercion including the withholding of wages, threats or acts of violence against them or their family.