Patterns and Dynamics of Slavery and Bonded Labour in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh: Findings from Life Story Analysis

Abstract

This report summarises the findings of the analysis of multiple life stories collected across the Freedom Fund slavery hotspot in North India by NGO representatives at the Collective Story Analysis workshop 13-16 May 2015. The authors outline the major findings and key system dynamics that emerged in the story analysis. NGO representatives were asked to collect many hundreds of life stories between them. The life story does not depict every aspect of a person’s life, but rather important episodes and transitions in their lives that they want to talk about.