Work here are mostly civilian contract workers men from india and nepal, who traveled to a war zone just for the promise of a good job. For many of them, that promise turned out to be a lie. They ended up deceived and indebted, victims of human traffickers who thrive on military contracts. Fault lines examines the lives of these workers and investigates how the American Military has come to rely on an indentured workforce. Camp marmal is the largest base in northern afghanistan. Natos mission here centers on training the Afghan National army. The complexity, when we first got here i started thinking about it. It almost becomes overwhelming. This is the us regional garrison commander, responsible for daily operations in the north. Theres a lot of great contractors that come up here. Local nationals, third Country Nationals, us expats. Theyre really good, they Work Together. What are the contractors doing . Everything, everything you can think of. They work in the dining facilities. They
The people doing the daytoday work here are mostly civilian contract workers men from india and nepal, who traveled to a war zone just for the promise of a good job. For many of them, that promise turned out to be a lie. They ended up deceived and indebted, victims of human traffickers who thrive on military contracts. Fault lines examines the lives of these workers and investigates how the American Military has come to rely on an indentured workforce. Camp marmal is the largest base in northern afghanistan. Natos mission here centers on training the Afghan National army. The complexity, when we first got here i started thinking about it. It almost becomes overwhelming. This is the us regional garrison commander, responsible for daily operations in the north. Theres a lot of great contractors that come up here. Local nationals, third Country Nationals, us expats. Theyre really good, they Work Together. What are the contractors doing . Everything, everything you can think of. They work
The people doing the daytoday work here are mostly civilian contract workers men from india and nepal, who traveled to a war zone just for the promise of a good job. For many of them, that promise turned out to be a lie. They ended up deceived and indebted, victims of human traffickers who thrive on military contracts. Fault lines examines the lives of these workers and investigates how the American Military has come to rely on an indentured workforce. Camp marmal is the largest base in northern afghanistan. Natos mission here centers on training the Afghan National army. The complexity, when we first got here i started thinking about it. It almost becomes overwhelming. This is the us regional garrison commander, responsible for daily operations in the north. Theres a lot of great contractors that come up here. Local nationals, third Country Nationals, us expats. Theyre really good, they Work Together. What are the contractors doing . Everything, everything you can think of. They work
Story that isnt being told. The people doing the daytoday work here are mostly civilian contract workers. They travel to the war zone, just for the promise of a good job. For many of them that promise turned out to be a lie. For more faultlines check out on demand or visit aljazeera. Com faultlines. We wanted to talk to more people whod worked these jobs. But to do so, we had to go far outside the war, where they could speak more openly. We found them in the rural heartland of southern india, in the state of tamil nadu. The main issue when we talk about trafficking we can call it as bonded labor it all starts because they have to pay an amount to get that job. Sindhu kavinamannil used to work for a subcontractor in kuwait. Now she advocates on behalf of migrant laborers. Over the last eight years, she has interviewed hundreds of contract workers in iraq and afghanistan. Debt will make you work anywhere. It doesnt matter if its a war zone, doesnt matter if youre given a good food or goo
The people doing the daytoday work here are mostly civilian contract workers men from india and nepal, who traveled to a war zone just for the promise of a good job. For many of them, that promise turned out to be a lie. They ended up deceived and indebted, victims of human traffickers who thrive on military contracts. Fault lines examines the lives of these workers and investigates how the American Military has come to rely on an indentured workforce. Camp marmal is the largest base in northern afghanistan. Natos mission here centers on training the Afghan National army. The complexity, when we first got here i started thinking about it. It almost becomes overwhelming. This is the us regional garrison commander, responsible for daily operations in the north. Theres a lot of great contractors that come up here. Local nationals, third Country Nationals, us expats. Theyre really good, they Work Together. What are the contractors doing . Everything, everything you can think of. They work