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Modern Slavery is Very Much a Reality and India Tops the List

India has at least 14.2 million modern slaves, more than any other country. Watch this video for more.

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Contemporary slavery exists in multiple forms. It involves depriving others of equal rights and suppression of individual liberties for vested interests. The reasons are many – bonded labour, sexual exploitation, human trafficking, forced child labour etc.

According to the Global Slavery Index, 2014, the world has 35.8 million modern slaves and India tops the list.

Scroll down to find out about the top five countries with the highest modern slave population.

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Top 5 Countries With Most Modern Slaves

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