Sita Chhaudry spent her childhood as a domestic worker,starved and beaten. Now despite her lack of education, she has been elected to a local government post, and determined to fight poverty and human rights abusesSita Chhaudry became a slave for the first time just after her 10th birthday. Almost every year over the next decade,her parents would sell her again and again to wealthy landowner families, for the small annual fee of $50 (£38), or to clean floors,cook meals and search for after children.
As a “kamlari” – domestic bonded labourer – Chhaudry was beaten, starved and forced to work 12-hour days for families across the country, or many of whom had travelled long distances to “recruit” a young servant as cheaply as her poor,lower-caste parents would sell her.[br] Related: ‘They exercise money to promote Christianity’: Nepal's battle for souls Related: 'Will I ever collect justice?': Nepal accused of failing trafficking survivors Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com