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Bonded Labor in the Brick Kiln Industry of Pakistan

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  • Muhammad Javaid Iqbal

    (Joint Director, Labor Welfare in the Labor and Human Resource Department, Government of the Punjab, Pakistan.)

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Bonded labor is a dominant feature of the brick kiln industry of the country. Apparently an outcome of poverty, it is closely linked to the socio--cultural fabric of society. The vicious cycle of bondage subjugates the families physically and economically so that theyare unable to break out of the trap despite putting in hard labor. The issue has a number of socioeconomic implications and its solution lies in a multi pronged strategy; economic uplift, social involvement and educational breakthrough of the bonded families. The paper explores the nature and extent of bonded labor in the brick kiln sector and analyzes its repercussions on children and women of the bonded families. It also examines the available legal infrastructure tackling bonded labor. Finally the paper proposes a comprehensive scheme to ameliorate the concerns of bonded families and ways to eradicate the menace from the industry.

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  • Muhammad Javaid Iqbal, 2006. "Bonded Labor in the Brick Kiln Industry of Pakistan," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 11(1), pages 99-119, Jan-Jun.
    • Handle: RePEc:lje:journl:v:11:y:2006:i:1:p:99-119
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