{"product_id":"bonded-labor-siddharth-kara","title":"Bonded Labor by Siddharth Kara | Modern Slavery \u0026 Human Rights in South Asia","description":"\u003ch3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBonded Labor by Siddharth Kara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBonded Labor: Tackling the System of Slavery in South Asia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSiddharth Kara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an investigative nonfiction book examining debt bondage, forced labor, and modern slavery across South Asia. Drawing on extensive research in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, Kara explores how poverty, debt, exploitation, and weak enforcement of labor protections can trap vulnerable workers in conditions of servitude. The book combines economic analysis, field research, historical context, and personal accounts to explain the scale and complexity of bonded labor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBonded Labor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e investigates the realities of forced labor across industries such as agriculture, brick kilns, carpet production, construction, stonebreaking, tea farming, and seafood processing. Kara examines how workers can become trapped by debts and exploitative arrangements that restrict their freedom and make it difficult to escape abusive working conditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book also explores the legal, economic, and social systems that allow bonded labor to persist. By connecting labor exploitation in South Asia with global supply chains and consumer markets, Kara highlights how inexpensive goods can conceal serious human costs. The work considers possible solutions, including stronger enforcement of anti-slavery laws, improved worker protections, accountability for businesses, and coordinated efforts by governments and civil society to end debt bondage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey Topics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModern slavery and bonded labor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDebt bondage and forced labor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHuman trafficking and labor exploitation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChild labor and vulnerable workers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabor rights and human rights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoverty and economic inequality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSouth Asian history and social structures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrick kilns and agricultural labor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarpet production and supply chains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConstruction and stonebreaking industries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBusiness ethics and corporate responsibility\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnti-slavery laws and policy solutions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Read This Book?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBonded Labor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a valuable resource for readers interested in human rights, social justice, labor economics, and contemporary slavery. Its research-based approach helps readers understand how debt, poverty, and economic incentives can sustain exploitative labor systems. The book is particularly relevant to students, researchers, policymakers, activists, journalists, and readers seeking a deeper understanding of forced labor in South Asia and the responsibilities of businesses and governments in addressing it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSiddharth Kara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an author, researcher, and expert on human trafficking and contemporary slavery. His work examines the economic structures behind exploitation and the human consequences of forced labor. He has held research and teaching affiliations at Harvard University and is known for books addressing modern slavery, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His research connects firsthand investigations with economic analysis and policy recommendations aimed at combating human exploitation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Bonded Labor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull Title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Bonded Labor: Tackling the System of Slavery in South Asia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Siddharth Kara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Columbia University Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Publication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e September 2012\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Nonfiction, Human Rights, History, Political Science \u0026amp; Social Issues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9780231158497 — 2014 paperback edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paperback for the listed ISBN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 336 pages for the listed edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The 2012 hardcover has ISBN 9780231158480, while the 2014 paperback has ISBN 9780231158497. 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