701,000 persons enslaved in Nigeria – Report
The Global Slavery Index 2013 report has revealed that about 701,032 people are enslaved in Nigeria.
The comprehensive report, which examined the level of global slavery, has on Nigeria as one of the countries with high slaves.
A study of the analysis showed that
Nigeria had the highest slavery rate in Africa and fourth highest among
the 162 countries used for the survey.
The report on its ‘list of shame’ showed that 30 million people are living as slaves around the world.
It added that the top 10 countries on
the list accounted for more than three quarters of the 29.8 million
people living in slavery.
The top countries are Nigeria with
701,032 enslaved people; Ethiopia, 651,110; Russia, 516,217; Thailand,
472,811; Democratic Republic of Congo, 462,327; Burma, 384,037; and
Bangladesh having 343,192 persons enslaved.
Other countries therefore listed the
Global Slavery Index, published by the Australia-based Walk Free
Foundation are India, China and Pakistan.
It noted that India had by far the most
slaves, with an estimated 14 million people, followed by China,
2,949,243 and Pakistan with 2,127,132.
In terms of countries with the highest
of proportion of slaves, Mauritania in West Africa topped the table,
with about 4% of its 3.4 million people enslaved; followed by Haiti;
Pakistan; India and Nepal.
The index, which claimed to contain the
“most authoritative data on slavery conditions worldwide,” was the
product of Australian mining magnate and philanthropist Andrew Forrest’s
commitment to stamp out global slavery.
The index, which draws on 10 years of
research into slavery conditions around the world, was produced by a
team of four authors supported by 22 other experts and advisers.
It ranked 162 countries, including
Nigeria, according to the number of people living in slavery, the risk
of enslavement and the robustness of government responses to the
problem.
Forrest was ranked by Forbes as Australia’s fifth richest man, with an estimated net worth of $5.7bn.
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October 18, 2013 by Sodiq Oyeleke
Written by NEWSTRAWL ONLINE UPDATE
Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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