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100 _aBansal, Prachi
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245 _aPersistence of unfreedom in rural Haryana: Evidence from field study
260 _aEconomic & Political Weekly
300 _a61(12), Mar 21, 2026: p.32-37
520 _aUnfree labour relations continue to shape agrarian work in rural Haryana, despite their formal abolition in Indian law. Based on a detailed empirical study of 293 households across four villages, this article traces the persistence and transformation of these relations through longitudinal analysis. It outlines the conceptual and definitional frameworks surrounding unfreedom and bonded labour, drawing on Marxist theory, labour history and international legal definitions employed by the International Labour Organization. The article then presents findings from the survey of 2018–19 and analyses changes in unfree labour contracts using earlier survey reports of the 1920s, 1950s, and 2003–04.-Reprodued https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/12/insight/persistence-unfreedom-rural-haryana.html
773 _aEconomic & Political Weekly
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