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Meenal Upreti
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Big brands leave Indian sugar farmers at the mercy of climate extremes
‘Drinking tea with sugar is like a crime,’ says 18-year-old Dhanvir Kumar.
Mayank Aggarwal, Arvind Shukla, Isabelle Gerretsen, Meenal Upreti & Gurman Bhatia
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In India’s sugar fields, women are exposed to sexual abuse, gruelling work and inadequate healthcare
The sugarcane industry in the country is run on blood, sweat, tears and muted cries for help from women and girls driven by hunger.
Mayank Aggarwal, Arvind Shukla, Meenal Upreti & Gurman Bhatia
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Millions of Indians migrate every year to work in sugar fields under extreme heat and debt bondage
Tales of exploitation from India’s dangerous sugar fields.
Arvind Shukla, Mayank Aggarwal & Meenal Upreti
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