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…in India, Pakistan, Turkey, Brazil, Nepal, the Philippines, Kosovo, Iran, and former Soviet states in eastern Europe. Criminal gangs and traffickers operating outside of legitimate systems exploit people made vulnerable…

…which launched an investigation in August 2020, reports that, among other abuses, migrant workers from India are paying up to $600 in recruitment fees, are not given copies of their…

…cooperating with threats of pay cuts, arrest, and deportation back to India, where they largely belonged to the Scheduled Cast— traditionally the most marginalized in India’s still-pervasive caste system. The…

…a revision reached through better data collection and research methods. The report said India had the highest number of people trapped in slavery at 18.35 million, while North Korea had…

A trafficking increase of 25 percent was seen in India in 2015 compared to the previous year. Government crime data suggests that more than 40 percent of those cases involve…

…also offer support. In 2014, 2,676 children were rescued from trafficking compared to 3,834 in 2013. The 2014 Global Slavery Index estimates India has more than 14 million victims of…

A prominent Indian charity says India must do more to rescue trafficked victims… This article is about thousands of women and girls who are taken to popular tourist spots for…

In India’s beach region of Goa, a lawmaker has been arrested for human trafficking–buying, drugging, and raping a 16-year-old girl. The case will be watched closely by activists, because the…

…escape. Sex slavery is also prevalent, with millions of women and girls sold into forced prostitution. By far, India has the largest number of enslaved people. The recent Global Slavery…

…indoctrinated all their lives to think that whatever they do for the state is a good thing,” he said. India had the highest number of total people living in modern…