Modern Slavery In India

Weaker social protection could be part of the reason, suggests an analysis of data put out in the report

Ten countries, including India, account for nearly two in every three people living in modern slavery and over half the world's population; India has 11 million people in modern slavery

The world's 20 richest countries are fuelling forced labour and account for over half the estimated 50 million people living in modern slavery, according to a report released Wednesday. The report by the Walk Free foundation, a rights group that focuses on modern slavery, said six members of the Group of 20 nations have the largest number of people in modern slavery either in forced labour or forced marriage. India tops the list with 11 million followed by China with 5.8 million, Russia with 1.9 million, Indonesia with 1.8 million, Turkey with 1.3 million and the United States with 1.1 million. Most of the countries with lowest prevalence of modern slavery Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Ireland, Japan, and Finland are also members of the G20, the report said. Yet, even in these countries, thousands of people continue to be forced to work or marry, despite their high levels of economic development, gender equality, social welfare, and politic

The slave trade pioneered a new kind of finance, secured on the bodies of the powerless

Modern slavery in India remains stubbornly high