UN slavery estimate raises question: Are 50 million people really enslaved today? From the 10 insights on today's news that will make you smarter tomorrow series Monti Datta, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond Sep 29, 2022 Sep 29, 2022 Updated Mar 18, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save According to the United Nations, about 50 million people are enslaved worldwide.kAm%96 C6A@CE[ C6=62D65 $6AE] `a[ a_aa[ 3J E96 &]}]‘D k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]:=@]@C8Qmx?E6C?2E:@?2= {23@C ~C82?:K2E:@?k^2m[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:@>]:?EQmE96 x?E6C?2E:@?2= ~C82?:K2E:@? 7@C |:8C2E:@?k^2m 2?5 E96 9F>2? C:89ED 8C@FA k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]H2=<7C66]@C8QmE96 (2=< uC66 u@F?52E:@?k^2m[ C6G62=65 E92E ag >:==:@? 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