More than 35 million people are enslaved worldwide

There are about 35.8 million enslaved men, women and children today, the 2014 Global Slavery Index finds.

India has the most modern-day slaves, an estimated 14 million, according to the report. China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Russia all have at least 1 million. The U.S. has 60,000.

According to the report, modern-day slavery includes people who are forced to work, controlled by an employer, sold as property, or physically constrained. Forced prostitution, domestic workers, and traveling sales crews are some examples.

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Read the full report here.