1. Modern Slavery in Asia: 2014 Global Slavery Index
Jordan Hayward

2. 2014 Global Slavery Index
anti-slavery campaign group Walk Free Foundation
“people subject to forced labour, debt bondage, trafficking, sexual exploitation for money and forced or servile marriage”
India has the most slaves overall
Mauritania has the highest percentage

3. 2014 Global Slavery Index
Nearly 36 million people worldwide, or 0.5% of the world's population
Total is 20% higher than for 2013 because of better methodology
Evidence of slavery in all 167 countries surveyed

4. India is estimated to have over 14.2 million slaves

5. Trafficking in Persons Report 2014
Tier 1
Countries whose governments fully comply with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s (TVPA) minimum standards.
US, Taiwan, S. Korea
Tier 2
Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the TVPA’s minimum standards, but are making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with those standards.
India, Japan, Philippines
Tier 2 Watchlist (Tier 2 and 1+ requirements)
absolute number of victims is very significant
a failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts
a country is making significant efforts based on commitments by the country to take additional future steps over the next year.
China, Cambodia
Tier 3
Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so.
North Korea, Thailand, Malaysia

7. Sources