Global Slavery Index 2023: With 11 Million Forced Labourers India Tops

Current Context: According to the Global Slavery Index 2023, India tops the list of G20 nations with 11 million people working as forced laborers. The number of people living in conditions of modern slavery has increased by 25% over the last 5 years, reaching 50 million people.

• Modern slavery refers to situations of exploitation that a person cannot refuse or leave because of threats, violence, coercion, deception, or abuses of power.
• It includes forced labour, forced marriage, debt bondage, sexual exploitation, human trafficking, slavery-like practices, and the sale and exploitation of children.

Question:

Q.1 Which country has the highest number of people working as forced laborers among the G20 nations according to the Global Slavery Index 2023?
a. China
b. India
c. Russia
d. Turkey