In May this year, a group of Indian workers in US had filed a lawsuit alleging human trafficking and forced labour and had claimed they were confined and forced to work for as low as USD 1 on construction of the Swaminarayan temple in New Jersey's Robbinsville.
A Muslim doctor in the United States reportedly traveled across the country to perform female genital mutilation (FGM) as a part of religious customs followed by the Islamic sect of Dawoodi Bohras
As per reports, China is currently conducting feasibility study on sending workers for economic development program Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to Bagram.