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Form of forced labour in India

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Explanation:

The Sumangali scheme, which is a form of forced labour in India, is said to have started in 1989. The word “Sumangali” in Tamil means an unmarried girl becoming a respectable woman by entering into marriage. Thus, the scheme is also known as “marriage assistance system”. Despite dowry being illegal in India, a number of families continue the tradition of the bride’s parents providing the groom’s family with substantial money.

Under the Sumangali scheme, girls’ parents, usually poor and from the lower castes, are persuaded by brokers to sign up their daughter(s) to be employed at a garment and textile factories. The scheme promises a bulk of money after the completion of a three-year contract working in the factory. It ostensibly meets the need of poor families while providing a stable workforce to factories in Coimbatore.