Forced Labour
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Re-thinking productivity during the pandemic: Forced busyness is toxic; the will to achieve things must be organic
Prateek Sharma •Capitalist culture has created an illusion of productivity by falsely connecting it with happiness. In such a system, if one isn't productive, one doesn't deserve to be content.
Child trafficking in India: What the Deoria, Muzzafarpur and Yadagirigutta cases highlight about the problem
Gita Aravamudan •It is in encountering the individual stories of trauma that one begins to comprehend what survivors of trafficking go through.
Coca-Cola and the US State Department set to use blockchain technology to fight forced labour
•The State Department said this is the agency’s first major project using blockchain, reinforcing the technology’s growing application for social causes.
Cabinet may soon approve India's first anti-trafficking bill; new law would view trafficked person as victim, not criminal
Fp Staff •The Union Cabinet could soon consider and approve the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill.
International Women's Day 2017: Trafficked and duped, these women have nowhere to turn
Krejimon •Trafficked to the Gulf, these women are trying to get back on their feet once back home
Qatar World Cup: Amnesty report alleges labour abuse; rights groups raise 'serious concerns'
•Migrant laborers faced abuse that in some cases amounted to forced labor while working on a stadium that will host soccer matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a new report released by Amnesty International alleged Thursday