India's sugarcane fields: debt bondage, abuse, and zero accountability
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 debt bondage, coerced hysterectomies, child labor, and child marriage—tainting some of our favorite foods like Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Another report showed children were trafficked from other parts of India to endure grueling work in the sugarcane fields.
