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Debt bondage is a documented labor practice in Pakistan, as evidenced by legal prohibitions in the region [1], its prevalence as a common form of labor in the country [2], and specific academic research detailing its existence within the Pakistani brick kiln industry [3].
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Debt bondage en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
measurementHuman Rights Watch estimated in 1999 that 40 million workers, primarily children, were tied to labor through debt bondage in India alone, despite laws prohibiting the practice in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
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.
Bonded Labor | Debt Bondage or Peonage - End Slavery Now endslaverynow.org 1 fact
measurementBonded labor is most common in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, with the majority of the world's slaves living and working in India under this form of labor.