Anuradha Nagaraj
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Chennai, TN, India
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Indian climate disasters fuel trafficking fears for migrants
People fleeing extreme weather events such as drought are more vulnerable to forced labour than those migrating after floods and cyclones, report finds → Read More
India's forest-planting push leaves indigenous women in the cold
Communities rely on forests for firewood and other natural products they gather and sell – but a government tree-planting drive is cutting them off from land and livelihoods → Read More
With Assam silk, Indians fight climate change and trafficking
Under a new initiative, families across Assam are weaving and restoring forests to boost their incomes in a region hit by frequent floods, low farm yields and ... → Read More
India's human traffickers escaping punishment as data shows few convictions
Poor enforcement of the law by stretched police means that many slave-owners escape punishment, said anti-trafficking campaigners → Read More
Indian state to map cotton supply chain to stamp out child labour
Industry experts say the cotton supply chain is the hardest to track as the journey from field to retailers involves many stages → Read More
India turns to slavery survivors to uncover hidden victims and offer help
Survivors not only know where to look for victims, but can help them overcome any stigma and shame, as well as mistrust in the authorities → Read More
India rescues bonded workers after voting awareness campaigners raise alarm
After they raised the alarm 39 people who had been enslaved for a year at a plantation in the southern state of Tamil Nadu were rescued, 17 of them children → Read More
First female boss vows to shake up Bangladesh's fashion factories
In Bangladesh's 4,500 factories, women have traditionally had to negotiate with male managers over pay, workplace safety and respect on the job → Read More
FEATURE-Stitching for success
Labour rights advocates say political parties are building their campaigns on the back of cheap casual labour → Read More
Postcards to PM, talks with MPs: India trafficking victims push for new law
Campaigners, survivors and lawmakers fear proposed law will be stalled or even shelved if it is not passed soon as political attention turns to next year's general ... → Read More
Europe's immigration barriers branded 'a gift to traffickers'
Once-safe havens for migrants have closed, allowing human traffickers to jump in and lock migrants into profitable cycles of exploitation and abuse → Read More
Pay more for your clothes, Bangladesh workers tell global fashion brands
Bangladesh is the world's second largest garment producer after China → Read More
'Call Me Priya': film sparks debate about India textile industry abuses
Despite laws to protect workers they labour 12 hours or more a day, and often face intimidation, sexual remarks and harassment → Read More
Mother Teresa charity home 'sold babies' in India
"They have said that at least five to six babies have been sold to childless couples" - police officer (Corrects name of home in par 10) By Anuradha Nagaraj CHENNAI, India, July 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indian authorities said on Thursday they have sealed a home run by Mother Teresa's religious order and charged a nun and one other person with baby trafficking. The home in eastern… → Read More
Which child to school? Tough choice for Indian garment workers
Despite minimum wage laws, salaries continue to be → Read More
FEATURE-From nightmares to dreams
"They hesitate but slowly tell me about their life and it is always heartbreaking." By Anuradha Nagaraj CHENNAI, India, May 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Menacing dogs, violent bosses and a house left empty because its inhabitants are always working - these are the grim images of family life created by Indian children raised in bonded labour. A series of drawings by children rescued from… → Read More
Rescued from slavery, Indian workers unite to stop bonded labour
About 500,000 labourers in 11 industries in Tamil Nadu are trapped in debt bondage → Read More
India aims to give 500,000 trafficking survivors vocational training
The three-month course will evaluate the educational levels of those rescued from slavery, and build their confidenc → Read More
Indian crime thriller shines spotlight on garment sector exploitation
Debut novel by a lawyer from Coimbatore, a district in Tamil Nadu state, is being used as a → Read More
India approves 'historic' law to jail traffickers for life
The Trafficking of Persons Bill aims to prioritise survivors' needs and prevent victims from being jailed → Read More