A forced labor case from 2024 in Dambulla, Sri Lanka. 1 source on file.
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Internal trafficking of tea plantation workers. Tamil plantation workers in bonded-like conditions, wages below subsistence, employer-controlled housing. Accused: Tea estate management companies.
Sri Lankan labour department. Limited enforcement; plantation worker rights advocacy. Institute of Social Development Sri Lanka.
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Workers recruited for Saudi construction through fraudulent agency. Confined to worksite passports held wages unpaid for months. Accused: Sri Lankan recruitment agency with Saudi employer.
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Sri Lankan women trafficked to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia for domestic work. Subjected to physical abuse, sexual assault, confinement, non-payment. Accused: Sri Lankan recruitment agencies and Gulf employers.
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Sri Lankan women recruited for domestic work in Gulf states through fraudulent agencies. Abuse confinement wage theft Accused: Unlicensed recruitment agencies with Gulf networks.