Religious minorities in Muslim-majority Pakistan are disproportionately ensnared in modern-day slavery, according to a new report issued by a group of UK parliamentarians.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Pakistani Minorities issued its report “Exploitation of Bonded Brick Kiln Labourers in Pakistan: The Unseen Modern-Day Slavery” on 29 May. The study showed how religious minorities in particular are victims of the local bonded labourer system – bonded labour amounts to slavery – and as a result are being turned into modern-day slaves.
