11. The reality of bonded labor is horrifyingly simple, 12. For centuries, powerful landlords have relied on bonded labor to bring in their crops. 13. _Volunteer organizations successfully publicized the widespread use of bonded labor in the agriculture sector. 14. Human Rights groups say the number of bonded labors is closer to 40, 000. 15. However, the Bonded Labor Liberation Front has been unable to produce any evidence supporting its claim. 16. Even though Nepal outlawed bonded labor in 2000, it is still an issue throughout the country. 17. Making a distinction between family work and bonded labor , said Ms . Barner, is too complicated. 18. Traditional forms of forced labor, like slavery and bonded labor , also ensnare vast numbers of people. 19. Martinus Nijhoff p37 . " Bonded Labor : Tackling the System of Slavery in South Asia" 20. Millions of children in South Asia are sold by their parents into bonded labor to work off family debts.
