Thursday, October 17, 2013

L.A. Times - Asia: India's not-so-hidden shame: World leader in modern slavery

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thumbnail India's not-so-hidden shame: World leader in modern slavery
Oct 17th 2013, 19:30, by By Mark Magnier

NEW DELHI -- When Savita Debnath was 14, two unknown men came to her impoverished village in eastern India, promising her a job cleaning houses for $40 a month in nearby Kolkata, but when she got there, agents forced her onto a train to New Delhi and sold her to a family. She was abused and forced to work long days cooking, cleaning, caring for two young children and preparing for family parties without pay or being allowed to contact her family.

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