@article{fdi:010068991,
  title = {{D}ebt bondage and the tricks of capital},
  author = {{G}u{\'e}rin, {I}sabelle and {V}enkatasubramanian, {G}. and {K}umar, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}igrant labourers, free from rural bondage, are now bonded to other sources of debt, contracted from the agro-industry or construction sectors. {T}he flows of migration in the brick-making and sugar cane sectors in {T}amil {N}adu, where bondage coexists with many public welfare schemes, illustrate the persistence and renewal of this phenomenon. {T}he welfare schemes play the role of a safety net, but also contribute to low wages, and impunity on the part of employers. {A}lliances between capital and the state, through the politicisation of employers, are instrumental in the continuation of all forms of labour exploitation. {W}hen workers resist, employers tighten working conditions and start recruiting migrants from {N}orth {I}ndia. {A}nd even if these forms of labour management obey a capitalist logic, they are inseparable from the caste hierarchy.},
  keywords = {{ECONOMIE} {RURALE} ; {TRAVAILLEUR} {MIGRANT} ; {CREDIT} ; {PAUVRETE} ; {EXPLOITATION} {ECONOMIQUE} ; {CONDITIONS} {DE} {TRAVAIL} ; {INTERVENTION} {DE} {L}'{ETAT} ; {CASTE} ; {SERVITUDE} {POUR} {DETTE} ; {INDE} ; {TAMIL} {NADU}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}conomic and {P}olitical {W}eekly},
  volume = {52},
  numero = {26-27},
  pages = {11--18 [en ligne]},
  ISSN = {2349-8846},
  year = {2015},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068991},
}