Selling Children

In the world’s largest democracy, India, millions continue to work in slavery. This film goes behind the statistics and explores how a lack of education and persistent poverty can provide a breeding ground for slavery. This film goes behind the statistics and explores how a lack of education and persistent poverty can provide a breeding ground for slavery. The film follows the story of different children who have been sold into slavery: to work in mica mines, pick leaves at tea plantations, as domestic labour and even as brides. We trace their stories back to their families to understand the circumstances that resulted in them becoming slaves. The film traces the chain of responsibility from the traffickers who facilitate the transactions, to the ‘employers’, or owners, who take advantage of these most vulnerable people, and the police, lawyers and politicians who fail to intervene.

Intian talous kukoistaa, mutta samalla kuilu köyhien ja rikkaiden välillä kasvaa. Monet köyhät perheet myyvät pakon edessä lapsensa. Dokumentti seuraa orjiksi myytyjä lapsia, jotka raatavat kaikki päivät raskaassa työssä, osa seksiorjiksi pakotettuina. Heidän kaltaisiaan on miljoonia.