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Senior Honors Independent Study July-December (2015)Breaking The Chains of Modern Day Slavery in IndiaIn my senior year of high school I conducted over 60 pages of research through an independent study, analyzing the core root causes of modern slavery in India and its potential solutions. My research focuses mainly on sex trafficking and bonded labor.
Photo taken by Chandra Ingram at a hidden silk factory in Karnataka, India with 15-20 bonded laborers including two young girls.
Modern Slavery
Root Cause Analysis
Pages 1-5
The Impact of Poverty and Corruption on Slavery
The Prevalent Issue of Poverty
“Voluntary” Slavery:
Debt-bondage
Profits of Sex-slavery
Potential Solutions
Pages 6-15
History of Caste and its Roots in Religion
Religious Implications
Backwards Classes Current Situation
Caste System Solutions
Pages 16-36
History of Expansion and Eradication
Issues with Policy: Corruption, Thick Bureaucracy, Lack of enforcement
Corruption Seeps into the Three R’s: Rescue, Rehabilitate, and Recover
Solutions
Pages 37-55
Summary
Bibligoraphy
Pages 56-64
More on Root Causes
Poverty
Caste
Religion
Profits
Identity and Dignity
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