An Indian boy works in a brick kiln on the outskirts of Jalandhar on September 18. Many brick kiln workers in India are trapped in a cycle of bonded labour and regularly cheated out of promised wages, according to anti-slavery groups. Photo: AFP
Fighting slavery remains a global challenge, whatever the numbers say
Zoe Fortune welcomes the fact leading organisations have worked together to produce a combined estimate – 40.3 million – for people in forced labour and forced marriage. But given that this is a global issue, do the exact figures really matter?
An Indian boy works in a brick kiln on the outskirts of Jalandhar on September 18. Many brick kiln workers in India are trapped in a cycle of bonded labour and regularly cheated out of promised wages, according to anti-slavery groups. Photo: AFP
