Slave Labour
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India is likely to miss its target of ending bonded labour by a wide margin
In 2016, the government set a goal to release 18.4 million bonded labourers but has so far has managed to free only over 32,000.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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In Tamil Nadu, 14 bonded labourers abandoned amid lockdown get a ‘very rare’ payout
The employers left the workers with no money near a petrol station in Madurai.
Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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India is home to the world’s largest slave population (Yes, slavery still exists)
In the past, the desire for sugar drove the growth in slavery. Today, the global consumption of electronic goods is the primary culprit.
Catherine Armstrong, The Conversation
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Opinion: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the democratic politics of pronunciation
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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How Calcutta High Court orders have helped BJP in the ongoing elections
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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‘Bhaiyya Ji’ review: O brother, why art thou?
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Calcutta’s dark past: The city was a thriving market for slaves in mid-18th century
The Bay of Bengal was once a hotbed for pirates plundering ships for slaves.
Tathagata Neogi
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Sold for Rs 500 and raised as a maid, 17-year-old Baidak is back home in Assam – and on a mission
Across the tea plantations of the North Eastern state, where poverty is deeply entrenched, hundreds of thousands of children have gone missing.
Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Watch: Half of India is susceptible to modern slavery and it’s time we did something about it
More than 18 million people are living in slavery in the country.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: When the ‘All We Imagine As Light’ team danced on the red carpet before the Cannes screening
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Eco India: Is traditional building the path to eco-harmony in the Himalayas?
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Eco India, Episode 261: Can ancient know-how revive sustainable mountain ecosystems?
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual