How Punjab s Dalit Labourers Are Trapped to Live a Bonded Life
A survey revealed that big peasants, who were among the top lenders to the labourers, gave them loans in the garb of paying low daily wages.
A labourer drinks water while harvesting wheat crop at a field in Jhanpur village of the northern Indian state of Punjab April 18, 2012. Photo: Reuters/Ajay Verma
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Mansa, Patiala (Punjab):Â A narrow dirt road alongside a filthy pond enters Neelamâs one room house at Aklia village of Punjabâs Mansa district. The house is just a pile of bricks. The floor is muddy and uneven.