Abstract
The occurrence of bonded labor and slavery in women is a widespread issue despite
the fact that it is termed as a Human Rights violation. Slavery may be defined as total
control of one person by another person, for economical exploitation as stated by
Kevin Bales (1999). The existing forms of slavery, including debt bondage, serfdom,
trafficking of women, and child bondage are prohibited as per the laws of the
International Labor Organization. Although Pakistan has passed laws against any kind
of bondage/slavery almost two decades ago, it is most unfortunate that these laws
are not implemented properly. This is an archival research, which aims to explore the
sufferings of women victims of bondage specifically of women working in Brick Kilns
and Agriculture, with the objective of raising their unheard voices. Bondage is a cycle
which remains unending due to illiteracy, poverty and lack of implementation of
laws. The Begaar (a term used in Urdu) is a traditional form of bondage, which is
transferred from generation to generation in a family. The masters of such slaves are
usually vicious and pitiless who exploit minority women sexually. The prevalence of
Forced Labor exists equally in international as well as national community therefore
2documentation of the status of bonded labor highlighting its effect on women
victims is the need of the hour.
Subha Malik, Madiha Nadeem. (2016) Bonded Laborers: Women as Victims A Curse that Lingers on Author, Journal of Arts and Social sciences, Volume 3, Issue 1.
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