Gospel for Asia Addresses Scandal of Slavery and Human Trafficking
Recently, January 2018 was declared as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month . Gospel for Asia deals first hand with the scandal of slavery and human trafficking through our ministries among the poverty stricken in Asia where over two-thirds of the worlds human trafficking victims reside. The 2016 Global Slavery Index estimates that 45.8 million people are living in some form of modern slavery. Over 30 million reside in Asia. Five countries are home to 26.5 million men, women and children trapped in the grips of slavery and human trafficking. Another source estimates 36 million victims worldwide, with 23.5 million in Asia. Regardless of the exact number, any number of this magnitude is scandalous. Many of the tens of thousands to whom Gospel for Asia ministers are victims of this scandal or of its results. “The United Nations estimates that some 64% of human trafficking in Asia is for forced labor, servitude and slavery, while 26% is f...