Bonded but Not Free: How Unfree Labour Continues to Trap India’s Marginalised
Fifty years after the abolition of bonded labour in India, thousands remain trapped in exploitative conditions due to weak enforcement, poverty, caste and gender inequalities, and migration-linked debt bondage. Rehabilitation is often delayed or incomplete, and civil society plays a crucial role in rescues and advocacy. Fifty years after India legally abolished bonded labour, thousands…