On May 23, 2014, independent United Nations human rights experts dealing with issues of slavery, migrants, and trafficking called on governments to adopt a legally binding treaty to address forced labor.  According to a news article, the experts stressed that “[a] legally binding protocol is essential to fight forced labour and represents a crucial opportunity for more coherent international action to advance the eradication of slavery-like practices around the world.” According to new data released this week by  a U.N. International Labour Office report , nearly 21 million people are victims of forced labor today.