Resham Sethi

Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Department Member

Brandeis University, Sustainable International Development, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Department Member

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Resham Sethi is a fellow at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP). She is a trauma-informed researcher, with over seven years of experience in community-engaged research with refugees, immigrants, survivors of trafficking, and other vulnerable communities in the United States and India. With a focus on understanding how structural inequities and inequalities play a key role in human trafficking, Resham seeks to prevent and eliminate labor trafficking in the global supply chains through trauma-informed, evidence-based research and policy.
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IJSRD-International Journal for Scientific Research & Development| Vol. 7, Issue 10, 2019 | ISSN (online): 2321-0613

Behind India's gleaming economic growth and construction boom sits an exploitative industry o... more Behind India's gleaming economic growth and construction boom sits an exploitative industry of brick kilns. With an annual production of 250 billion bricks are 23 million brick kiln bonded laborers, working and living like slaves. Bonded into the exploitative debt cycle and piece-rate system, these slaves are oppressed by their creditors/owners of the brick kilns. This paper throws light on the brick kiln industry of India and its exploitative nature of trafficking to explains why the lower caste communities like the Dalits and tribes have been vulnerable to this bondage. The paper also examines the exploitative wage system through which the laborers are bonded and oppressed. The objective is to analyze how the banking system is used by the oppressors/ creditors/owners to oppress the vulnerable/bonded laborers/ debtors into bondage through trafficking and enticing them into working for the brick kilns.

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Trauma-Informed Care for Survivors of Human Trafficking: A State of the Field in 2019

by Resham Sethi and Kaitlin Chakoian

Institute on Assets and Social Policy and U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, 2020

From September to December of 2019, the Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis Univers... more From September to December of 2019, the Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University conducted a baseline survey to assess the current state of the field of U.S. providers who support survivors of human trafficking. The survey was completed by 157 respondents. In addition, this report contains findings from a review of current literature in the field, which sets the survey results within a broader conceptualization of trauma-informed practice that addresses human trafficking in the United States. The survey found that most respondents believe they are well-informed about trauma-informed care in general, but when asked about specific topics of trauma-informed care for human trafficking survivors, consistently one-third of respondents indicated they have little knowledge about the specifics of trauma-informed care. Webinars are the most common resource for respondents as a medium for learning more about trauma-informed care for trafficking survivors, followed by local in-person training and national conferences and networks. Approximately one-third of respondents indicated they are using the skills they have learned in training in their work with survivors. Respondents are looking for training and resources on trauma-informed care for trafficking survivors that provide opportunities for the practical application and use of trauma-informed interactions. Overall, survey findings indicate that although there is a baseline understanding of the need for trauma-informed practice in work with human trafficking survivors, there is a need for new types and formats of training and technical assistance that apply knowledge and theory in practice.

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Understanding the Banking System as a Tool used by the Oppressors to Oppress the Bonded Laborers into Brick Kilns through Labor Trafficking in India

International Journal for Scientific Research & Development, 2019

Behind India's gleaming economic growth and construction boom sits an exploitative industry of br... more Behind India's gleaming economic growth and construction boom sits an exploitative industry of brick kilns. With an annual production of 250 billion bricks are 23 million brick kiln bonded laborers, working and living like slaves. Bonded into the exploitative debt cycle and piece-rate system, these slaves are oppressed by their creditors/owners of the brick kilns. This paper throws light on the brick kiln industry of India and its exploitative nature of trafficking to explains why the lower caste communities like the Dalits and tribes have been vulnerable to this bondage. The paper also examines the exploitative wage system through which the laborers are bonded and oppressed. The objective is to analyze how the banking system is used by the oppressors/ creditors/owners to oppress the vulnerable/bonded laborers/ debtors into bondage through trafficking and enticing them into working for the brick kilns.

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Human Trafficking in India a Trenchant Prevention and Management through Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Approach

International Journal for Scientific Research & Development, 2017

Human trafficking is an organized crime where people are forced and enticed into exploitation, ir... more Human trafficking is an organized crime where people are forced and enticed into exploitation, irrespective of the victims' movement being involved, for profits and money. It is a violation of human rights where the state needs to have a multi-dimensional approach and strategy to prevent and eliminate trafficking. The paper attempts to analyze the situation of Human Trafficking and its root causes in India, such as high poverty, gender-discrimination, religious and cultural practices, lack of education and socioeconomic opportunities, social deprivation, conflicts/natural disasters and violence. It throws a light on legislative gaps in the Indian Trafficking Laws, with special reference to 'Immoral Trafficking(Prevention) Act, 1956', in not addressing trafficking for any other purpose outside sexual trafficking and conflating sex work to sexual trafficking The objective of this paper is to analyze human trafficking and its situations, types, root causes, the legislative gaps and suggest preventive and management measures through collaborative, participatory and empowerment approaches.

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IJSRD-International Journal for Scientific Research & Development| Vol. 7, Issue 10, 2019 | ISSN (online): 2321-0613

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Trauma-Informed Care for Survivors of Human Trafficking: A State of the Field in 2019

by Resham Sethi and Kaitlin Chakoian

Institute on Assets and Social Policy and U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, 2020

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Understanding the Banking System as a Tool used by the Oppressors to Oppress the Bonded Laborers into Brick Kilns through Labor Trafficking in India

International Journal for Scientific Research & Development, 2019

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Human Trafficking in India a Trenchant Prevention and Management through Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Approach

International Journal for Scientific Research & Development, 2017

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