Slavery in Pakistan
Slavery concerns about two million people in Pakistan nowadays.[1] The awareness of this issue is limited.[2] Pakistan is among the countries where forced labor exists.[3] In Pakistan, about two million people are in bonded labour.[4] Slavery is illegal in Pakistan. Australian mining billionaire and philanthropist Andrew Forrest has made a deal with the province of Punjab to give it access to a technology making diesel from coal for laws against forced labor.[5] Pakistan has forced marriage, sale or exploitation of children and human trafficking.[6]
References
- http://time.com/1788/the-australian-tycoon-who-wants-pakistan-to-free-its-slaves-in-return-for-coal/
- http://time.com/1788/the-australian-tycoon-who-wants-pakistan-to-free-its-slaves-in-return-for-coal/
- http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/17/world/global-slavery-index/
- http://tribune.com.pk/story/618976/pakistan-among-top-three-countries-where-slavery-is-most-prevalent/
- http://www.mining.com/aussie-mining-billionaire-forrest-signs-coal-deal-to-end-pakistan-slavery-41098/
- http://tns.thenews.com.pk/category/political-economy/
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