The Trump administration plans to impose new tariffs on dozens of trading partners, including Canada, over allegations the countries are allowing goods produced by forced labour into their supply chains.
US prison labor accounts for about 2.9% of forced labor (modern slavery) worldwide, but is also over a third of the forced prison labor population worldwide.
US Data (800,000 forced workers):
ACLU & University of Chicago (2022). Captive Labor: Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers.
Global Data (27.6M total forced labor; 2.2M forced prison labor):
International Labour Organization, Walk Free, & IOM (2022). Global Estimates of Modern Slavery.
800,000 / 27,600,000 = 2.9% of total global forced labor.
800,000 / 2,200,000 = 36.3% (over a third) of global forced prison labor.
US prison labor accounts for about 2.9% of forced labor (modern slavery) worldwide, but is also over a third of the forced prison labor population worldwide.
US Data (800,000 forced workers): ACLU & University of Chicago (2022). Captive Labor: Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers.
Global Data (27.6M total forced labor; 2.2M forced prison labor): International Labour Organization, Walk Free, & IOM (2022). Global Estimates of Modern Slavery.
800,000 / 27,600,000 = 2.9% of total global forced labor. 800,000 / 2,200,000 = 36.3% (over a third) of global forced prison labor.
Thats actually cool that the numbers for that are out there. Thank you!