Untouchable?

The caste system and bonded labor are still alive and well in India.

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Documentary

Overview

This film examines the lives of Dalits in a small village in southern India. Identified as outcasts or 'untouchables' whole families of Dalit people exist in India effectively as bonded or slave laborers. There are an estimated 100 million child laborers in India. Human rights organizations are now taking up the dalits' cause and calling for the end of a system of discrimination as heinous as the former apartheid system in South Africa.

Keywords

caste system

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 2000
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English, Tamil
Countries: United States of America, United Kingdom
Production: BBC Worldwide,Bullfrog Films
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site