Paragraph 2
In 2016, the UN hoped to end modern slavery by 2030. However, the
of people in forced labour or forced marriage shot up by 10 million. The ILO said
happens when people "cannot refuse or cannot leave because of threats,
...abuse of power or other
of [force]". This
is not just in poor countries. An ILO spokesperson said: "It would be a
to believe that forced labour is
the problem of poor countries." He said over half of
of forced labour and a
of forced marriages are in richer countries. Women and children are at the most
.
