Labor of Loss
From the open waters of Southeast Asia’s notorious fishing industry to Malaysia’s sprawling palm oil plantations, this series puts human trafficking and labor exploitation in Asia under the microscope. Millions of people are estimated to be trafficked in Asia each year, caught up in complex web of supply chains that stretch across the globe and keep millions of others fed, clothed and housed. Exploitation is deeply entrenched… but is change possible, and what does it look like? Find out in this new series.
Labor of Loss
Episode 2: Let Me Out
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Episode 2
"This drawing of mine shows my accident where I lost my hand in the brickyard, in the factory." In this episode, we take a look inside the brick industry and the pervasive practice of debt bondage made worse by climate change – via a tour of three works of art by a remarkable Cambodian artist, who used to work in a brick kiln...until he couldn’t.
This series is brought to you by the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of its USAID Asia CTIP project. Check out our guest Chan Phoun's incredible art on Instagram @chan_phoun.