South Asia ↔ debt bondage

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Debt bondage is explicitly linked to South Asia through academic research documenting its prevalence in the region's brick kiln industry [1] and statistical estimates of millions of workers trapped in the practice [2], while broader literature acknowledges the region as a primary context for the phenomenon [3].

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Debt Bondage: The Modern Slavery - Center for Global Justice globaljustice.regent.edu Kameron Billings · Center for Global Justice 1 fact

measurementIt is estimated that millions of workers in South Asia are engaged in bonded labor to pay off debts incurred by their ancestors.

1. Modern Slavery: An Overview - De Gruyter Brill degruyterbrill.com Columbia University Press 1 fact

referenceThe book 'Modern Slavery: An Overview' includes chapters on sex trafficking in Nigeria, labor trafficking, organ trafficking, the role of technology in human trafficking, debt bondage beyond South Asia, and slavery in global supply chains.

Debt bondage en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

referenceA 2004 study by A. Ercelawn and M. Nauman titled 'Unfree Labour in South Asia: Debt Bondage at Brick Kilns in Pakistan' documents the existence of debt bondage in the brick kiln industry in Pakistan.