Profits and poverty: The economics of forced labour

US$236 billion in annual profit is generated from forced labour, globally. This study from the ILO can help you understand the source and scale of these illegal profits at global, regional, and sectoral levels. The first section provides background information on forced labour, including illegal profit estimates; section two describes the methodology employed to estimate illegal profits; section three presents the estimation results; and section four takes a closer look at profits arising from the unlawful recruitment fees. These insights will be most useful to sustainability, supply chain, and risk management professionals