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Lockdowns enforced to prevent the spread of coronavirus have been increasing modern slavery risks around the globe, and the world’s second-most populous nation is no exception. India’s population of over one billion has been under national lockdown since March 24 and—with the government having extended it last week—will remain so until May 3. As with […]
In a photo essay on Sunday, Al Jazeera shed light upon the shocking extent of human trafficking of women and girls in Nepal — particularly where the landlocked nation meets neighboring India. The mountainous border between the two nations has long been a global hotspot for human trafficking but the situation has become critical in […]
Crowdfunding for medical procedures, new businesses, and creative projects has become popular in India in recent years. Now, modern slavery survivors are crowdfunding their path to recovery, Thomson Reuters Foundation reported on Wednesday. The India Leaders Forum Against Trafficking (ILFAT), which brings together 11 different local survivor groups, used online crowdfunding this month to raise […]
A Human Rights Watch investigation has uncovered months of delayed wages by World Cup-linked employers in Qatar—despite a government system designed to ensure these delays no longer occur. Enacted in 2015, the Wage Protection System (WPS) is intended to guarantee wages are paid via bank transfer each month while giving the government the ability to […]
The fourth-largest railway system in the world is set to become an important defense against human trafficking as India prepares to roll out facial recognition at stations across the country despite criticism from rights groups. According to a senior official, most major railway stations in India will incorporate a new facial recognition system currently under […]
11-year-old Carolyn Malsawmtluangi, from the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram, has been applauded for her efforts to help another young girl escape from a trafficker. She recently received a National Bravery Award for her “exemplary courage”. These highly celebrated awards are given to just 25 children in India each year who are between the ages […]
An innovative approach to freeing bonded laborers on farms in India has led to a “rare success story” for survivors. In Kerala, former bonded laborers co-own and work on the Priyadarshini Tea Environs plantation, free from slavery. Sharda Krishnan’s life has been transformed since her family was rescued from forced labor in the 1980s. As […]
Singapore is set to take “strong” action against labor trafficking after an Indian couple was convicted of harboring three migrant women working in their nightclub, in what is the country’s first conviction of its type since a new anti-trafficking law was passed in 2015. The women were subjected to conditions that amounted to modern slavery […]
“Modern slavery” is an umbrella term used to describe situations in which a person is exploited, forced to work and fundamentally “unfree”. The conversation around modern slavery policy has expanded significantly over the past few decades. Domestic anti-slavery legislation has been passed in several countries around the globe with millions of dollars being invested by […]
A female Indian superhero character continues to challenge stigma on human trafficking and sex crimes in a third instalment of the “Priya Shakti” (Priya’s Strength) comic series, set to be published this week. It has become a popular read across the globe since it was first published in 2014, telling the story of a young […]
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