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Fifty years after abolition in India, bonded labour endures

July 30, 2026 3:25 pm

Many good laws are already in place to protect vulnerable groups. But the proof of their effectiveness will be in measurable progress across states in terms of rescue from bondage

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216 cases, one hearing: NHRC summons top UP officials over brick kiln bonded labour ordeal

April 14, 2026 9:09 pm

The NHRC has directed the presence of state’s chief secretary or his nominee, the state’s labour commissioner and all district magistrates (DMs) concerned during the hearing of cases.

After months of surveillance across three states, railway police arrest man accused of forcing a child into bonded labour in Haryana

Even 50 years after abolition, bonded labour casts its shadow on India’s democratic promises

February 10, 2026 12:50 pm

Bonded labour (or debt bondage) is defined as a condition where money is lent in such a way that the debtor is forced to pay back through labour instead of money

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Beyond 1976 ban: Expert on why 50 years later, India’s 'broken' justice system still fails millions in bonded labour

February 10, 2026 10:52 am

Bonded Labour Abolition Act 1976: 50 years of abolition law: Dr Tina Kuriakose Jacob is a development sector practitioner working with both government and civil society organisations, specialising in migration, bonded labour and human trafficking.

58 mentally challenged people from Bihar, UP found working as bonded labourers in Punjab: MHA

April 02, 2021 2:56 pm

The home ministry said the BSF has informed it that these labourers were rescued from the border areas of Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Ferozepur and Abohar in Punjab in 2019 and 2020.

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Eight years in bonded labour, tribals recall horror, now hope for new life, homes

January 11, 2020 9:05 am

For eight years, Kantabai Jadhav was among 14 tribal men and women, and eight children, who lived as bonded labourers working on farms, a cowshed and a rice mill just 120 km from Mumbai in Dhamane village of Pune’s Maval taluka.