The Index estimates the number of peoplein modern slavery in 167 countries. This year’s Index also includes an analysis of what governments are doing to eradicate modern slavery...The 2014 Global Slavery Index estimates there are 35.8 million people living in some form of modern slavery globally. The estimated prevalence of people in modern slavery has increased from 2013. It is important to note that we are not asserting that there has been an increase in modern slavery around the world over the last year. We believe that the majority of this increase is due to the improved accuracy and precision of our measures, and that we are uncovering modern slavery where it was not found before...In 2014, the Index includes an analysis of 167 governmentresponses based on five objectives that every single country should seek to accomplish in order to eradicate modern slavery: Survivors are identified, supported to exit and remainout of modern slavery...Criminal justice mechanisms address modern slavery...Coordination and accountability mechanisms for the central government are in place...Attitudes, social systems and institutions that enable modern slavery are addressed...Businesses and governments through their public procurement stop sourcing goods and services that use modern slavery.