In Nagarkurnool, Telangana, a coordinated rescue operation freed 39 men from various states who were allegedly forced into ...

Palghar, Maharashtra: In a major crackdown on bonded labour, authorities have rescued 69 individuals, including several minors, from exploitative conditions in Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar district.

Hyderabad: Most people think bonded labour is a thing of the past. Darshanam Venkatanna, 48, knows otherwise. He spent a year and a half mixing cement and sand, waking at 4 am and working till 8 ...

On May 1, as the world commemorates International Labour Day to honour the dignity of work and workers’ rights, the stories of millions in India trapped in bonded labour cast a dark shadow.

ONGOLE: Prakasam District Collector and Magistrate Thameem Ansariya on Thursday directed officials to strictly enforce the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, and ensure rehabilitation and ...

Those rescued tell mid-day more families from Palghar, Dahanu are still trapped, forced to work without proper food or sleep. This is reportedly the first case of interstate bonded labour ...

In 1976, the Central Government abolished the bonded labour system with the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, freeing all bonded labourers, liquidating their debts, and making bondage a ...

The popular meal kit service is being investigated over child labor allegations. The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating HelloFresh, the popular meal kit service company, over allegations ...

Together, all of these factors facilitate the perpetuation of bonded labour as a system. She emphasized on the importance of the government to enforce national laws promptly. The Provincial ...

KARACHI: Key stakeholders, including government officials, rights activists, representatives of civil society and children participated in a consultation meeting on the Sindh Bonded Labour System ...

They have been working as ‘bonded labour’ since forever. Even if they get free from physical bondage, their caste forces them towards different forms of despondency. Belonging to the Mahadalit ...

At the meeting, Onkar Sharma, Chief Labour Commissioner, elaborated upon the concept of “3-D Jobs” that highlight the dangerous, difficult and dirty nature of the jobs done by bonded labourers.