The Slaves of mica, India

India - Jharkhand - Mahua Pahari - Villagers mining mica in the hills that used to be covered by the forest. In Koderma the majority of people are landless peasants. During the rainy season, the only way for them to survive is to work as daily labourers in farms or to take up loans from the agents and repay them when the mining season starts again. Given their meagre earnings, most of the miners become de-facto bonded labourers unable to end their cycle of indebtness, which is often passed...
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India - Jharkhand - Mahua Pahari - Villagers mining mica in the hills that used to be covered by the forest. In Koderma the majority of people are landless peasants. During the rainy season, the only way for them to survive is to work as daily labourers in farms or to take up loans from the agents and repay them when the mining season starts again. Given their meagre earnings, most of the miners become de-facto bonded labourers unable to end their cycle of indebtness, which is often passed from father to son.
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