Slavery in India

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:abolished gptkb:British_colonial_government
gptkbp:abolition_act gptkb:Indian_Slavery_Act,_1843
gptkbp:abolition_movement gptkb:British_abolitionists
Indian reformers
gptkbp:abolition_year 1843
gptkbp:affectedPopulation millions
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Arthashastra
gptkb:Manusmriti
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:National_Human_Rights_Commission_of_India
gptkb:Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment
gptkbp:form forced labor
child slavery
debt bondage
domestic servitude
gptkbp:has_existed_since ancient times
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:British_Raj
gptkb:Maurya_Empire
gptkb:Mughal_Empire
gptkb:medieval_India
ancient India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Slavery in India
gptkbp:international_ranking high prevalence of modern slavery
gptkbp:location gptkb:India
gptkbp:modernUse child labor
human trafficking
bonded labor
gptkbp:persisted_in gptkb:textile_industry
rural areas
brick kilns
domestic work
agricultural sector
sex trafficking
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:Constitution_of_India
gptkb:Bonded_Labour_System_(Abolition)_Act,_1976
gptkb:Child_Labour_(Prohibition_and_Regulation)_Act,_1986
gptkbp:recognizedBy International Labour Organization
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Scheduled_Castes_and_Scheduled_Tribes_(Prevention_of_Atrocities)_Act,_1989
gptkb:Indian_Penal_Code
gptkbp:relatedTo caste system
indentured servitude
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:Global_Slavery_Index
gptkbp:subject_of_study_by historians
human rights organizations
sociologists
gptkbp:UN_classification contemporary form of slavery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charter_Act_1833
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6