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…across countries, cultures, religions and ethnicities. Niger has the highest rate of child marriage. But the country with the highest number of child marriages is India. Over 640 million women…

…undocumented Indian nationals as housekeepers for eight years, depriving them of fair wages, medical care, and basic human dignity. “utter disregard for humanity” Despite suffering headaches after a car accident,…

Widespread labor violations were recently found on cotton farms in Madhya Pradesh, India. During Transparentem’s ten-month investigation child labor, debt bondage, abusive working conditions, in addition to other indicators of…

…of poverty and bonded labor. India’s Jharkhand state is among the world’s leading producers of mica. There, men, women, and even children search for mica to mine and sell. This…

…Indian wage norms because of Shergill’s diplomatic status. Arindam Bagchi, A spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External affairs claims the Australian court has no jurisdiction to hear cases for India-based…

…criminal records be wiped clean Sex workers continue to be excluded from anti-trafficking movement Progress stalls on sex workers’ rights in India Freedom United stands firmly against trafficking for sexual…

…9, potentially allowing men to marry young girls. As reported by Times of India, the conservative Shia Muslim-dominated parliament is pushing to amend the country’s “personal status law” that would…

…of workers from countries such as the Philippines, Ghana, India, and Sri Lanka may have been trafficked into the U.K. to work for the fishing firm. Despite extensive criminal investigations…

In March, a joint investigation by The New York Times and The Fuller Project exposed the dark reality behind sugarcane production in Maharashtra, India. The report revealed widespread practices of…

Maung* is one of many in Myanmar caught in a downward spiral fueled by poverty, civil conflict, and limited economic opportunities. In July 2023, he traveled to India to sell…