Indian slaves swap life of bondage for seat in boardroom at tea plantation

A plantation in Kerala run by former slaves has teamed up with the tourism department to run tours and raise awareness around bonded labour

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Child deaths in Cambodia spark call for construction freeze

'You only have to go for a walk to see child labour in the construction industry'


Niger urged to work with traffickers to curb violence

'Given the rapid deterioration of security across the Sahel region, the need to prevent violent conflict...outweighs the need to curb criminality'


Record number of trafficking victims in Thailand raises concerns over care

The number of victims soared from 622 in 2018, while the previous high was 982 in 2015, government data showed


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