What is slavery in India?

There is an estimated ten to fifteen million slaves in India, out of the twenty-seven million slaves worldwide. There are more children enslaved in India today than adults because families need to pay off debts. To do so, they send their child to work to pay off debts that they owe. They usually never see their child again because slave owners charge interest making it difficult to ever be freed. Usually, it takes generations to pay off the debts.
There are many different types of slavery in India including Debt Bondage, Sex slavery and Forced slavery. Sex slavery is one of the most common in India. Women and children (mostly girls), are forced into prostitution to earn money and pay off debts for their families. Usually they are tricked into sex slavery because someone offers them a job and then they are forced to work. Many women and children from Nepal and Bangladesh are trafficked into the country for the purpose of sex slavery. Forced labor can be related to sex slavery or debt bondage or people that are tricked into thinking they would get a good job but end up working for numerous hours in poor conditions. Also, young boys ages two to seven are kidnapped and forced into camel racing. They are fastened to a camel and race each other unwilling. South Asian boys are usually recruited because they are lighter weight, cheaper and they scream louder and they are more high pitch so it will make the camel go faster. Many children die from this and many come out injured.
Slavery today and many years ago have both had poor conditions. Slaves have to work twelve to eighteen hours a day, seven days a week and minimum hours to have a break and sleep. In carpet looming businesses, slaves are often chained to their loom so they can't escape. Many people, including children, suffer from multiple sicknesses and infections that are often fatal. Illnesses such as, lung disease, kidney and liver problems, and malnutrition.
Slaves are punished for their wrong doings such as crying for their parents, getting their finger cut from a loom or complaining. They can be beaten, whipped, branded, or hit with heavy objects such as bamboo staffs.
Debt bondage slaves are usually popular in embroidery factories, brick kilns, rice mills, agriculture, prostitution and rug looms. 20% of India's economy is dependent on the child slaves.
Governments around the world are trying to stop slavery in India by doing campaigns with factories. The U.S. has helped a lot with this issue and has raised enough money to free slaves and build shelters for freed slaves. These shelters, offer places to stay, education and counseling to overcome the awful experiences they encountered and put these memories to rest.
Women and children are mostly affected by this unfortunate occurrence. Usually children are forced into sex slavery and children are forced into debt bondage with companies, camel racing and sex slavery.