Global Slavery Index – 2014

Global Slavery Index – 2014 Second Edition of Global Slavery Index was released on 17 November by the Australia-based Walk Free Foundation. The Index ranks 167 countries in terms of the percentage of a national population and the total number of people living in modern slavery – country by country, region by region. In absolute terms, the index was topped by India followed by China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Russia. Index highlighted that estimated 35.8 million people are in modern slavery globally. Out of this, 61% people are living in top five countries. Read more: Current Affairs December 2014 Study Material | FreeJobAlert.com http://currentaffairs.freejobalert.com/november-2014-current-affairs-study-material/8393/#ixzz3OyzskrbB