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…Pardeep Lohan, 27, from Lidcombe in Sydney west, allegedly used threats, coercion, and deception to force his wife and child to travel to India. Little India reports that he even…

In the foothills of the Himalayas, Dooars, India was once famous for its lush tea plantations. Yet this area has now become infamous as a hub for trafficking young girls…

…Asian, many from Indonesia, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. As these countries have incrementally increased protections and minimum salary requirements to protect their domestic workers – and in some…

28 bonded laborers working on a sugarcane field have been rescued in Karnataka state in south India. Police have now filed a complaint against Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd for trafficking…

Campaigners in India report that many sex trafficking survivors are being threatened by their traffickers after they return home. Women say they have received death threats and were intimidated so…

…people from being re-trafficked: Help must go beyond just shelter and counselling, according to Hasina Kharbhih, founder of the anti-trafficking charity Impulse NGO Network, based in northeastern India. Impulse helps…

She was a 17-year-old on a bus from her home in northeast India, ready to cross the border into Myanmar. A man in her neighborhood had promised her a job…

Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are two Indian states that lead in the number of people rescued from bonded labor. NDTV reports that the problem is so severe that the central…

…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…