A SMART WAY TO PREVENT BONDED LABOUR

Sunita Satnami was seven months pregnant when she and her husband, Ramesh Satnami, arrived in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to work in the brick kilns. With few job opportunities at home, they had left their village in the neighbouring state of Odisha after securing a 39,000 rupee (US$710) advance from their employer. The loan potentially locked them into a cycle of debt bondage that could be difficult to escape from.

When Sunita Satnami went into labour, doctors told her she needed a caesarean