Meanings of bonded laborers in English

India is also revising its rehabilitation scheme for forced or bonded laborers to include transgender people.

Employers commonly restrict the freedom of movement of bonded laborers, forcing them to live within the premises of their work site.

India announced an ambitious goal in 2016 to rescue more than 18 million bonded laborers by 2030.

Authorities have freed around 282,000 bonded laborers in 18 states across 172 districts in India since 1978.

Run by former bonded laborers for nearly 35 years, it is a place where freedom is a given and fear does not exist.

According to government data, 282,000 bonded laborers have been freed in 18 states across 172 districts since 1978.

Many bonded laborers are essentially enslaved, as they work to pay off heavy debts that are compounded by interest and shady accounting practices.

While survivors of sex trafficking often receive help in shelter homes, rescued bonded laborers simply return to their villages and completely shut down.

He and his family are working as bonded laborers to pay back the 28,000 Pakistani rupees ($270) the brick factory paid the truck driver.

Bonded laborers work to pay off a loan or service, often for years.