Indian Police Find 300 Trafficked Brick Kiln Workers in Dire Conditions
On Friday in India, an investigation at a brick kiln revealed that hundreds of workers were subject to forced labor. This investigation was launched after a 30-year-old pregnant woman died after she was forced to work with a fever. The officials found 293 women and children working there in inhumane and unhygienic conditions. The workers, who were trafficked from the neighboring state of Odisha to Telangana were not paid minimum wage, and were often subject to physical and verbal abuse.
See "Indian Police Find 300 Trafficked Brick Kiln Workers in Dire Conditions", New York Times, December 11, 2015