Exploitation in Maharashtra’s Sugar Industry: Child Marriage and Hysterectomies The booming sugar industry in Maharashtra has been revealed to be accompanied by a dark underbelly of labor exploitation, including child marriage and unnecessary sterilizations of women. Young girls are forced into illegal marriages to work in the sugar cane fields alongside their husbands, while laborers undergo hysterectomies to continue working without interruption, despite the long-term health consequences. Despite prior knowledge of the abuses, major soft drink companies sourcing from Maharashtra have failed to root out the exploitation, claiming little oversight of their supply chains. The article details the heart-wrenching stories of women caught in this cycle of abuse, portraying a grim reality of forced labor and lack of accountability from both the sugar mills and the soft drink companies. Adblock test (Why?)