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Boutros, Heidi – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2005
Slavery flourishes in the modern world. In nations plagued by debilitating poverty, individuals unable to afford food, clothing, and shelter may be compelled to make a devastating decision: to sell themselves or their children into slavery. Nowhere in the world is this more common than India. Conservative estimates suggest that there are 10…
Descriptors: Intervention, Labor, Slavery, Foreign Countries