Are you an IT professional? Are you an Executive? Are you a Consultant?
Then most probably you might be a Software Coolie. It’s time to realize that
you are a bonded labor - A Modern-Day Slave.
Today, India is home to the world’s largest number of modern-day slaves,
estimated at between 13.3 and 14.7 million, according to the first index of
global slavery compiled by the Perth-based Walk Free Foundation. India is among
10 nations that together account for the highest numbers of enslaved people—a
massive 76% of the worldwide total of 29.8 million people estimated to be in
slavery.
The first edition of Global Slavery Index ranks 162 countries, based on
three factors: estimated prevalence of modern slavery by population, a measure
of child marriage, and a measure of humans trafficked in and out of a country.
The study suggests that while slavery involves the exploitation of some
foreign nationals, by far the largest proportion is made up of Indians citizens
within India, particularly in the form of debt bondage and bonded labour.
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