Global Slavery Index: U.S. has most at-risk imports among G20
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Jaclyn Jaeger2018-07-31T14:00:00
The United States is the world’s largest importer of goods at risk of being produced through modern slavery among G20 countries, followed by Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France, according to the 2018 Global Slavery Index.
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