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21st-Century Slaves : A HIDDEN INDIA (4)

A HIDDEN INDIA (4)

Take the workers in this brick kiln, in Punjab in northern India, one of the country’s most prosperous states. In the stifling heat of May, they have no option but to work at night, starting at 2am, breaking in the middle of the day, and carrying on late into the evening. Many are migrants from poorer parts of India, such as the east of the most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. 

 

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A missing daughter—reportedly abducted by an upper-caste neighbour, whom the police will not approach.

 

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