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Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset

Trodd, Zoe; Waite, Catherine; Goulding, James; Boyd, Doreen S.

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Authors

ZOE TRODD ZOE.TRODD@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

Catherine Waite

DOREEN BOYD doreen.boyd@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Earth Observation



Abstract

The new Domestic Workers Dataset is the largest single set of surveys (n = 11,759) of domestic workers to date. Our analysis of this dataset reveals features about the lives and work of this “hard-to-find” population in India—a country estimated to have the largest number of people living in forms of contemporary slavery (11 million). The data allow us to identify child labour, indicators of forced labour, and patterns of exploitation—including labour paid below the minimum wage—using bivariate analysis, factor analysis, and spatial analysis. The dataset also helps to advance our understanding of how to measure labour exploitation and modern slavery by showing the value of “found data” and participatory and citizen science approaches.

Citation

Trodd, Z., Waite, C., Goulding, J., & Boyd, D. S. (2024). Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset. Societies, 14(5), Article 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14050062

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 24, 2024
Online Publication Date May 3, 2024
Publication Date May 3, 2024
Deposit Date May 4, 2024
Publicly Available Date May 7, 2024
Journal Societies
Electronic ISSN 2075-4698
Publisher MDPI
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 14
Issue 5
Article Number 62
DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14050062
Keywords forced labour; child labour; domestic workers; India; datasets; exploitation; minimum wage
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/34351374
Publisher URL https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/14/5/62

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