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Walk Free’s Global Slavery Index is the world’s most comprehensive data set of modern slavery.
We use this data to mobilise powerful forces for change against these abuses of human rights.
We work with governments, businesses, religious and community leaders to drive systems change. We partner directly with frontline organisations to liberate people trapped in slavery around the world.
We independently and unashamedly agitate for change.
We approach this challenge by integrating world class research with direct engagement with some of the world’s most influential government, business and religious leaders. We invest our time and resources in a collaborative manner to drive behaviour and legislative change to impact the lives of the estimated 49.6 million people living in modern slavery today.
It is unthinkable that one human should ever be allowed to deny another human of these basic rights through fear, exploitation, deceit, or physical or emotional restraint.
At Walk Free, we fight for the silenced to regain their voices. There are some who say the problem is too hard, that there are more pressing issues, or that this is a challenge for governments to solve. We believe nothing is more important than human life. We can, and must, do everything in our power to end modern slavery.
Although modern slavery affects everyone, there is no escaping the fact that it is a gendered issue. Females account for 68 per cent of all victims of forced marriage and 43 per cent of all victims of forced labour. Nearly 4 out of every 5 of those trapped in forced commercial sexual exploitation are girls and women.
As a citizen and consumer, you can take action today to end modern slavery.
Business & investors have a moral and legal obligation to protect workers and combat forced labour in supply chains.
It is estimated that up to 90 per cent of the world’s population can be influenced through faith.
It is vital that governments adopt appropriate modern slavery legislation and policies to tackle this heinous crime.