Bonded labor tackling the system of slavery in South Asia
In Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery, Siddharth Kara conducted one of the most comprehensive, systematic accounts of the global sex-trafficking industry. His book became a widely consulted resource not only for its uncommon revelations into an unconscionable business but also for its detailed analysis of the trade's immense economic benefits and corresponding human costs. Sex Trafficking has become an invaluable resource for policy makers, women's and human rights activists, NGO workers, and specialists in dozens of related fields, as well as for university scholars a
1 online resource (337 p.)
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List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Bonded Labor: An Overview; 2. Agriculture: Kamaiya and Hari; 3. Bricks and Bidis; 4. Shrimp and Tea; 5. Construction and Stone Breaking; 6. Carpets and Other Sectors; 7. Bonded Labor and the Law; 8. Tackling Bonded Labor; APPENDIX A: Global Slavery Metrics, 2011; APPENDIX B: Select Bonded Labor Economics; APPENDIX C: Select Bonded Labor Supply Chains; APPENDIX D: Bonded Labor as Defined by India's Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976; APPENDIX E: Bonded Labor Law and Cases: Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, India APPENDIX F: Select Economic and Human Development StatisticsNotes; Works Cited; Index
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