“Reforms” for whom? – The myopic labour law reforms in Uttar Pradesh

As the COVID-19 pandemic flares fast and far, affecting millions of jobs and businesses, already leaving the informal and migrant workers in dire straits (unpaid, away from homes and many dead), India’s formally employed labour force stands next in the queue. This article shall delve into the state of labourers in India, the nature of …

Uzbekistan: The State which still perpetuates Slavery

Be it a doctor, a professor, an officer or a child, each and every citizen of Uzbekistan is forcefully employed in the cotton fields during the harvesting season in order to make the nation one of the biggest cotton producer throughout the world. ‘Modern Slavery’ is the term which perfectly defines the unconscionable & inhumane …

The Menace of Child Labour in Latin America

The Inter Press Service on May 18th 2018 reported that 5.7 million children across Latin America are exposed and exploited for child labour and other forms of modern-day slavery. In particular Paraguay which has one of the highest rates of poverty has exemplified child labour. Brazil and Mexico are other regions where child labour refuses …