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Indian activist and Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, says his country will soon serve as host to the world’s biggest march to fight human trafficking and sexual child abuse. “Satyarthi, whose…

…by the U.S. government says that sugarcane using forced labor has been reported in Bolivia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Myanmar, and Pakistan, with high risk also in India and Guatemala….

…underage workers and unsafe, unhealthy working conditions are part and parcel of daily working life in Indian quarries. India is the largest global producer of granite, accounting for 49% of…

Thomson Reuters Foundation Long lists of those awaiting organs has prompted black market trade in India. “Indian police are investigating a major organ trade racket after they arrested two men,…

…they arrive here. Help for Indian workers in distress will be a phone call away.” “Government figures show there are some 6 million Indian migrants in the six Gulf states…

In the last year, illegally mining sand has accounted for at least two deaths in western India, according to Reuters. Government officials will soon offer alternative employment for men who…

…pressure that leaders in India cannot ignore. Call on the Indian Parliament to immediately pass the “Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill ” and end child slavery in India….

…plantations of Assam, India. Why is this happening? The short answer* is that workers in Assam are trapped in a unique situation of terrible poverty making them vulnerable to the…

…India vulnerable to trafficking and modern slavery. These stories have most recently been reported across estates owned by Amalgamated Plantations (APPL) – a company whose biggest shareholder is Tata Global…

…left many vulnerable to criminals who deceivingly promise a better life. Criminal gangs in Nepal dupe impoverished women and girls into working as slaves in urban homes in neighboring India,…