The Prevalence of Bonded Labor in Three Districts of Karnataka State, India

Using a Unique Application of Mark-Recapture for Estimation

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ID2186262
AutoresAndee Cooper Parks (0000-0001-8894-592X, International Justice Mission, autor de correspondencia), Sheldon X Zhang (0000-0002-7983-0554, University of Massachusetts Lowell), Sheldon Zhang, Kyle Vincent (0000-0002-3567-0798, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami), Alesha Guruswamy Rusk (International Justice Mission)
Año2019
Volumen5
Número3
Páginas179-200
Fecha de publicación2019-07-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Human Trafficking (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2332-2705 • E-ISSN: 2332-2713
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23322705.2018.1471576
OpenAlexW2805962462
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas3

This paper presents the results of a prevalence study of bonded labor in three districts of Karnataka State, India. Using a unique application of mark-recapture analysis, enumerators surveyed 4,306 laborers in marketplaces from April to June 2015, capturing data on 15 distinct industries across 3,765 worksites. Based on these surveys, an estimated 33.4% of the laborers interviewed were bonded and 30.5% were suspected to have been trafficked to their current worksite. Regression analyses suggest that interstate migrant laborers were significantly more likely to be bonded than intrastate migrants or nonmigrants. The authors discuss policy recommendations, novel intervention strategies, and research opportunities for future studies

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