Nations Where Slavery is Most Prevalent

9. Gambia:

Forced begging, child marriage, domestic servitude and forced prostitution, including child sex tourism, are Gambia’s most prevalent forms of modern slavery. Forced begging victims are primarily boys exploited by unprincipled teachers in local madrassas, but there are cases of madrassa teachers transporting boys to neighboring nations to beg as well. Women, girls and boys are trafficked to the country from Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Benin for commercial sexual exploitation. Women and children are also trafficked within the Gambia for child marriage and domestic servitude. As per the estimates of UNICEF, around 60,000 children including orphans and street children in Gambia are vulnerable to modern slavery.

10. Gabon:

Gabon is considered as a destination and transit country for victims of modern slavery originating from other parts of West and Central Africa. Regionally, it has a relatively stable economy and infrastructure, which attracts young people from surrounding areas looking for educational and economic opportunities. Children under 18 years of age, mostly from Mali, Benin and Togo, are trafficked into and within Gabon. In some cases, young people have crossed the border voluntarily, but end up being forced into modern slavery. There have also been some reports of internal trafficking of girls within Gabon. Girls are primarily trafficked into domestic servitude or sexual exploitation, and boys are trafficked for manual labour and other forms of work in the informal sector. Forced and child marriages are also common in the region. Other forms of forced labour include street vending and work in small workshops, agriculture, animal husbandry, fishing, and mining.

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