Archaeology has incredible powers of detection, but it suffers from emotional sterility. When we unearth the bones of the enslaved, we must feel their humanity through the science.
A dire alchemy; but nonetheless, an alchemy: ‘Literary Archaeology: Exploring the Lived Environment of the Slave’ is about archaeologising memories of slavery.
Archaeology and creative writing are both powerful tools for understanding the past lives of slaves. What would happen if we brought the disciplines together?
Scientists can't always see the humans stories beneath their data, but turn that data over to creative writers and a whole new world opens up.
Does prosecuting trafficking deflect attention from much more important responses to exploitation? And is it just a waste of time and money? Two scholars write with their views.
BTS interviews Ashim Roy of the Indian New Trade Union Initiative.
While the government attempts to weaken labour regulations, the organisation of India’s many million informal labourers is likely to gather pace.
As the UN considers its position on child labour, a global group of experts lay out the case against a universal minimum age. Blanket bans cannot prevent exploitation, only more nuanced approaches do that.
Low paid, precarious and informal employment is commonplace in a sector shaped by new regulatory regimes and global manufacturing trends.
BTS speaks with Tony Salvador on the perils of short-term contracts in the Philippines.
BTS speaks with Solomon Kotei of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of Ghana on the importance of organised labour in the global south.
BTS speaks with Prabha Pokhrel of HomeNet South Asia on the problems faced by homeworkers in Nepal.
