‘Obscene’ profits from forced labour are on the rise
Industry is the second sector with the highest illegal profits at US$35 billion, followed by services and agriculture.
Forced labour generated US$236 billion of profits for the private sector in 2023, an “obscene number” that rose 37% since 2014, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
While the wide majority of profits from forced labour come from commercial sexual exploitation, companies in industrial sectors, agriculture and services are not immune to this practice in their supply chains.
