L.A. Times - Asia: Modern-day slavery persists the world over

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Modern-day slavery persists the world over Oct 17th 2013, 22:45, by By Mark Magnier and Robyn Dixon India has by far the largest number of people living as slaves. The U.S. ranks 134th, with an estimated 60,000 people in bondage. NEW DELHI — When Savita Debnath was 14, two unknown men came to her impoverished village in eastern India, promising her a job cleaning houses for $40 a month in nearby Kolkata. When she got there, agents forced her onto a train to New Delhi and sold her.

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