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…of them were given release certificates that entitled bonded workers to 300,000 Indian rupees ($4,600) compensation in their home state. Bonded labor is widespread across India, but the Ministry of…

…diplomats. While many domestic workers are from the Philippines, Indonesia, and India, they usually come to the UK via countries like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE. Several…

Haji Khan spent years scouring the streets of Hyderabad in search of young Indian girls to marry off to men visiting from Gulf States. Earning 10,000 rupees ($150) for each…

…harm India’s image and exports” and that the country must discredit reports citing “India as home to the highest number of slaves in the world.” Data compiled by these two…

According to Reuters, thousands of activists came together in southern India on Monday. The event they were attending may well be the world’s most massive march against trafficking and sexual…

A 13-year-old girl who had been held captive in domestic servitude by a 23-year-old woman in India jumped from the 11th floor of the apartment building in Faridabad. The child…

…and Estee Lauder also omitted mentioning the risk of slavery associated with mica, a sparkly mineral used in make-up that is largely mined by children in India. CORE reports that…

Under India’s Bonded Labor System (Abolition) Act of 1976 forced labor is prohibited. On paper the law looks good, and since May 2016 freed bonded laborers became entitled to government…

…these networks plotting to open up escape routes once again.” While some Rohingya have been smuggled into India, Pakistan, the Middle East, and Europe, others have also been taken advantage…

…strong new law against child trafficking. Satyarthi, a Nobel laureate, told Outlook that children are “not safe anywhere” in India. He added, “One of the major demands of the ‘Bharat…