For Many Indians, Modern-Day Slavery Still Exists — Not At Home, But Overseas

Overseas Slavery
Photo courtesy: Swarajyamag

Picture this — a bunch of people from rural India, travelling on ships, reaching the coasts of a foreign land — only to find out that they are not there to take plump salaries and do dignified labour, but rather be confined to a contract that they never understood in the first place. This may very well remind you of the dark days of indentured labour during the age of empires. Well, you are right, but that is only half the picture


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  • 23 Feb 2024
  • WerIndia

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