Using the V-Dem cutoff methodology, the authors of 'Tracking historical progress against slavery and forced labor' identify 1979 as the year China eliminated large-scale forced labor, following the weakening of the system after Mao Zedong's death.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Our World in Data
  Tracking historical progress against slavery and forced labor

Sources

• Tracking historical progress against slavery and forced labor ourworldindata.org Our World in Data via serper

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