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Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset

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Authors

Trodd, Zoe 
Goulding, James 

Abstract

jats:pThe new Domestic Workers Dataset is the largest single set of surveys (n = 11,759) of domestic workers to date. Our analysis of this dataset reveals features about the lives and work of this “hard-to-find” population in India—a country estimated to have the largest number of people living in forms of contemporary slavery (11 million). The data allow us to identify child labour, indicators of forced labour, and patterns of exploitation—including labour paid below the minimum wage—using bivariate analysis, factor analysis, and spatial analysis. The dataset also helps to advance our understanding of how to measure labour exploitation and modern slavery by showing the value of “found data” and participatory and citizen science approaches.</jats:p>

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Peer reviewed: True


Publication status: Published


Funder: Arise Foundation

Keywords

4404 Development Studies, 44 Human Society, 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Journal Title

Societies

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Journal ISSN

2075-4698
2075-4698

Volume Title

14

Publisher

MDPI AG