Modern Slavery and Bonded Labour in South Asia: A Human Rights-Based Approach

ISBN-13: 9780367671051 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 188 str.

Elena Samonova

Opis

This book investigates the most prevalent form of forced labour: debt bondage. Drawing on cases from Nepal and India, this book will be a useful guide to students and scholars of modern slavery, international development, and South Asian studies.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Slavery and Bonded Labour: A Problem of Definition  2. A Brief History of Slavery and Debt Bondage in India and Nepal  3. Bonded Labour: A Question of Power and Accountability  4. Human Rights and Liberation  5. Human Rights-Based Approaches to Bonded Labour: Cases of Sahariya and Kamaiya People  6.Human Rights and Freedom: Are They What We Fought For? Conclusions

 

O autorze

Elena Samonova completed her PhD at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She is currently a post-doctoral fellow at University College Dublin, Ireland.