Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Silent slaves: Stories of human trafficking in India | Women Under Siege Project

Source:  Women Under Siege Project, Women's Media Center

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Selling humans

In the western part of India’s capital city, New Delhi, more than 5,000 domestic worker placement agencies operate out of a nondescript neighborhood called Shakurpur Basti. For years, the agencies have flourished by indulging in the business of trafficking minor girls and selling them as domestic slaves in the cities. To expose this racket of trafficking and to uncover their modus operandi, we waited for days with a hidden camera, posing as a family interested in employing a girl.

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http://www.womenundersiegeproject.org/blog/entry/silent-slaves-stories-of-human-trafficking-in-india
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