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Aug 20, 2024
Sold across borders: from Punjab to Portugal
Once trafficked, twice smuggled, Singh’s story is one of many migrants who leave their homes and families and burn their savings and assets for that much coveted work and residence permit abroad. The lack of jobs in India is pushing them to move out, sending them on migration journeys that are illegal and dangerous
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Sarbajaya Bhattacharya
Sarbajaya Bhattacharya is a Senior Assistant Editor at PARI. She is an experienced Bangla translator. Based in Kolkata, she is interested in the history of the city and travel literature.
Author
Pari Saikia
Pari Saikia is an independent journalist and documents human trafficking from Southeast Asia and Europe. She is a Journalismfund Europe fellow for 2023, 2022, and 2021.
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Sona Singh
Sona Singh is an independent journalist and researcher from India. She is a Journalismfund Europe fellow for 2022 and 2021.
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Ana Curic
Ana Curic is an independent investigative and data journalist from Serbia. She is currently a fellow of Journalismfund Europe.
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Karan Dhiman
Karan Dhiman is a video journalist and social documentarian from Himachal Pradesh, India. He is interested in documenting social issues, environment and communities.
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Priti David
Priti David is the Executive Editor of PARI. She writes on forests, Adivasis and livelihoods. Priti also leads the Education section of PARI and works with schools and colleges to bring rural issues into the classroom and curriculum.
