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…is a daunting task.” Mica, a prized mineral that puts the sparkle in make-up, has been tarnished by its connection with child and forced labour in India, yet it is…

…from villages in Kandal, Prey Veng and Kampot provinces. Practitioners of commercial surrogacy flooded into Cambodia after it was banned in places like India, Nepal and Thailand, in the wake…

…workers in 53 H&M and Gap supplier factories in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka, finding that female workers were at particular risk of retaliation if they reported the…

…Tea? Some tea plantations in India that are stamped with ‘slavery-free’ labels are abusing and underpaying their workers according to new research published by Britain’s Sheffield University. This includes certification…

Women working on Assam’s tea plantations in India earn a “pitiful” $2 a day and live in “appalling” conditions according to a new report released by the British charity Traidcraft…

Qatar has embarked on major labor reforms for migrant workers in the country, but a case involving over 600 stranded Indian workers reveals that labor exploitation persists. Take action to…

…calling for urgent legislation to monitor unregulated employment agencies to prevent them from withholding salaries and using violence against workers. Take action against domestic slavery in India. ¹http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/fathers-death-brought-her-to-delhi-says-murdered-domestic-helps-brother-5185960/ ²http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-body-of-16-yr-old-domestic-help-found-chopped-to-pieces-in-drain-5184720/ ³http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-body-of-16-yr-old-domestic-help-found-chopped-to-pieces-in-drain-5184720/…

Social workers helping Indian children who were rescued from bonded labor are finding that drawings produced by these kids are giving them insight into the trauma they experience. Many of…

…cases last year were Pakistan (439 cases), Bangladesh (129), Somalia (91) and India (82). Notably, only 120 cases had no overseas element, meaning the forced marriage took place within the…

…Onkar Sharma, India’s deputy chief labor commissioner, says only a handful of convictions have taken place since India banned bonded labor in 1976. Nirmal Gorana, convener of the National Campaign…