<p>India has nearly 14.3 million people, including children, "trapped" in modern-day slavery, ranking fifth in a list of countries brought out by the Global Slavery Index 2014, followed by Pakistan and with Mauritania topping the list.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the survey by anti-slavery campaign group Walk Free, 1.1409 percent of the people in India are in some form of slavery -- forced labour or victims of trafficking, debt bondage, sexual exploitation for money and forced or servile marriage.<br /><br />The survey says India has the most slaves overall and Mauritania has the highest percentage at four percent of the population.<br /><br />The Walk Free Foundation in Perth in Australia says that India and Pakistan account for 45 percent of the global total, which is an estimated 35.8 million people enslaved. <br />Walk Free says it found evidence of slavery in all 167 countries it surveyed. <br /><br />The report says Africa and Asia face the biggest challenges in eradicating slavery, while the practice is least prevalent in Europe.</p>
<p>India has nearly 14.3 million people, including children, "trapped" in modern-day slavery, ranking fifth in a list of countries brought out by the Global Slavery Index 2014, followed by Pakistan and with Mauritania topping the list.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the survey by anti-slavery campaign group Walk Free, 1.1409 percent of the people in India are in some form of slavery -- forced labour or victims of trafficking, debt bondage, sexual exploitation for money and forced or servile marriage.<br /><br />The survey says India has the most slaves overall and Mauritania has the highest percentage at four percent of the population.<br /><br />The Walk Free Foundation in Perth in Australia says that India and Pakistan account for 45 percent of the global total, which is an estimated 35.8 million people enslaved. <br />Walk Free says it found evidence of slavery in all 167 countries it surveyed. <br /><br />The report says Africa and Asia face the biggest challenges in eradicating slavery, while the practice is least prevalent in Europe.</p>