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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
Rs 75,000 advance and an 8-year trap: 18 bonded labourers rescued in Mysuru
June 23, 2026 8:31 pm
Police and other officials raided the brick kiln based on a tip-off received from a couple among the victims.
'Victims lived in bondage for long, won't withstand tricky questions': Madras High Court reverses acquittal of mill owners
March 26, 2026 9:09 am
The Madras High Court was hearing the appeal of a woman survivor who was a bonded labourer at the rice mill run by the accused.
50 years of Abolition Act: How 3 lives forced into backbreaking work broke shackles of bonded labour
February 09, 2026 10:10 am
Bonded Labour System Abolition Act 50 years: The kiln, the factory, and the coast: Three survivors share their harrowing journeys through the darkness of forced labour and their triumphant return to dignity on the 50th year of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act.
Brick by brick, rescued bonded labourers build a new life
August 29, 2022 7:08 am
The project was started as a pilot project with just 20 such families. The district administration provided Rs 5 lakh for the project's initial phases: Rs 4 lakh for infrastructure, raw materials, and wages, and Rs 1 lakh to source the wood for fuel.
Tamil Nadu: Days after rescue, bonded labourers unsure of what lies ahead
May 19, 2019 3:14 am
Days later, those rescued from the factory have no real clue of what lies ahead. “We do not know if he (the factory owner) will come back for money again. We do not know what to do if there are threats,” said Packiaraj.
23 more 'feared trapped': 2 labourers confined by firms in Malaysia, say kin
November 10, 2018 4:22 am
The labourers have contacted their family members who along with a local NGO have sought the intervention of the state and the central governments. Twenty-three more are also feared trapped along with these two men, an NGO official said.
140 bonded labourers freed from brick kiln in UP
May 03, 2015 10:24 am
A raid was conducted on Saturday and almost 140 workers hailing from West Bengal were freed.
Dont treat docs as bonded labour: Court
August 29, 2012 3:46 am
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday pulled up the state government for not deputing doctors from the state-run post-graduate courses appropriately and treating them like bonded labourers.
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