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"Kept Chained, Given No Toilet Breaks": Bonded Labourers Rescued In Maharashtra
Forced to dig wells all day without even a washroom break and their legs kept chained all night so they wouldn't run away - this was the horrific treatment meted out to 11 men in Maharashtra, who were made to work as bonded labourers.
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38 Indians Working As Bonded Labourers In Nepal Brick Factory Rescued
At least 38 Indian nationals, including women and children, working as bonded labourers in a brick factory have been rescued by the Nepalese authorities from the country's Rautahat area, police said on Friday.
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Home Ministry Rejects "Distorted" Reports Linking Its Letter To Punjab Farmers
The Union Home Ministry today termed media reports as "distorted" and "misleading" which linked its letter to the Punjab government on the plight of 58 "bonded labourers" rescued in the state to the farmers' agitation and said no motive should be asc
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11 Boys Working As Bonded Labourers Rescued From North Delhi
Eleven boys, including an eight-year-old, working as bonded labourers were rescued from several places in north Delhi's Samaypur Badli area, a child rights body said on Sunday.
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61 Children Working As Bonded Labourers Rescued From Delhi Factories
More than 60 children, 13 of them girls, have been rescued from two factories in the national capital where they were employed as virtual bonded labourers for nearly two years.
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94 Bonded Labourers, 12 Minors Rescued From Gujarat Chemical Factory
Gujarat Police on Saturday rescued 94 bonded labourers including 12 minors from a Chemical factory in Kathwada area from Ahmedabad. The owners of the factory are currently being interrogated by the police.
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2 Children Among 6 Bonded Labourers Rescued From Chennai Plant
Six bonded labourers including two children were rescued from a water treatment plant in Chennai, the police said.
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50 Rescued From Bonded Labour At Three Brick Kilns In Tamil Nadu
Revenue officials in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district have rescued 50 labourers from three brick kilns after it was found that they had been engaged in forced or bonded labour for the past 12 years.
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10-Year-Old Tamil Nadu Boy, Allegedly Traded By Mother For Loan, Rescued
A 10-year-old boy, allegedly working as a bonded labourer, was rescued in Tamil Nadus Thanjavur district on Wednesday after a non-profit group alerted officials.
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12-Year-Old Boy In Tamil Nadu Rescued After Being Sold Off To Farm Owner
A 12-year-old boy was rescued after being allegedly sold by his parents to a farm owner for a small amount, police said. The boy's parents were reportedly affected in cyclone Gaja that had hit the coast of Tamil Nadu in November.
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250 Men Illegally Detained At De-Addiction Centre In Punjab Rescued: Cops
Punjab police raided an illegal drug de-addiction centre near Chamkaur Sahib in Rupnagar district and freed 250 young men who were being treated as bonded labourers, a senior official said Wednesday.
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32 Bonded Labourers, Exploited For 7 Years, Rescued From Tamil Nadu
Thirty two bonded labourers, 11 of them being children, were rescued from a sugarcane field in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district on Tuesday. They were allegedly exploited for seven years over a Rs 50,000 loan taken from an agent, who has been arrested.
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This Is Delaying Bonded Labourers Rescue In India
Chennai: Plans to rescue more than 18 million bonded labourers from India by 2030 have been delayed by a lack of funds, activists said, calling for stricter law enforcement to end one of the most prevalent forms of human trafficking in the country. A year after the government announced a scheme to assist bonded labourers – including a five fold ...
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Bonded As Domestic Worker, Minor Girl Rescued From Ex-Government Official’s Hyderabad Home
Hyderabad: A 13-year-old girl, confined as a domestic worker at an ex-government official’s home, was rescued from Hyderabad on Monday. While the Telangana Labour Department officials were reportedly busy with May Day celebrations, the local police, child rights activists and Childline staff came together to free the girl from a retired governmen...
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Chennai Students Help Rescued Bonded Labourers Build ‘Dream Homes’
Born into debt bondage, S Appu spent 25 years confined to a rice mill, watching his father repay a debt, and then working tirelessly to pay it off himself. When he was freed from the mill in Guduvanchery in Tamil Nadu state in 2015, he did not have a place to call home. “Home had always been the rice mill,” Appu, 27, told the Thomson Reuters...
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"Kept Chained, Given No Toilet Breaks": Bonded Labourers Rescued In Maharashtra
Forced to dig wells all day without even a washroom break and their legs kept chained all night so they wouldn't run away - this was the horrific treatment meted out to 11 men in Maharashtra, who were made to work as bonded labourers.
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38 Indians Working As Bonded Labourers In Nepal Brick Factory Rescued
At least 38 Indian nationals, including women and children, working as bonded labourers in a brick factory have been rescued by the Nepalese authorities from the country's Rautahat area, police said on Friday.
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Home Ministry Rejects "Distorted" Reports Linking Its Letter To Punjab Farmers
The Union Home Ministry today termed media reports as "distorted" and "misleading" which linked its letter to the Punjab government on the plight of 58 "bonded labourers" rescued in the state to the farmers' agitation and said no motive should be asc
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11 Boys Working As Bonded Labourers Rescued From North Delhi
Eleven boys, including an eight-year-old, working as bonded labourers were rescued from several places in north Delhi's Samaypur Badli area, a child rights body said on Sunday.
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61 Children Working As Bonded Labourers Rescued From Delhi Factories
More than 60 children, 13 of them girls, have been rescued from two factories in the national capital where they were employed as virtual bonded labourers for nearly two years.
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94 Bonded Labourers, 12 Minors Rescued From Gujarat Chemical Factory
Gujarat Police on Saturday rescued 94 bonded labourers including 12 minors from a Chemical factory in Kathwada area from Ahmedabad. The owners of the factory are currently being interrogated by the police.
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2 Children Among 6 Bonded Labourers Rescued From Chennai Plant
Six bonded labourers including two children were rescued from a water treatment plant in Chennai, the police said.
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50 Rescued From Bonded Labour At Three Brick Kilns In Tamil Nadu
Revenue officials in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district have rescued 50 labourers from three brick kilns after it was found that they had been engaged in forced or bonded labour for the past 12 years.
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10-Year-Old Tamil Nadu Boy, Allegedly Traded By Mother For Loan, Rescued
A 10-year-old boy, allegedly working as a bonded labourer, was rescued in Tamil Nadus Thanjavur district on Wednesday after a non-profit group alerted officials.
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12-Year-Old Boy In Tamil Nadu Rescued After Being Sold Off To Farm Owner
A 12-year-old boy was rescued after being allegedly sold by his parents to a farm owner for a small amount, police said. The boy's parents were reportedly affected in cyclone Gaja that had hit the coast of Tamil Nadu in November.
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250 Men Illegally Detained At De-Addiction Centre In Punjab Rescued: Cops
Punjab police raided an illegal drug de-addiction centre near Chamkaur Sahib in Rupnagar district and freed 250 young men who were being treated as bonded labourers, a senior official said Wednesday.
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32 Bonded Labourers, Exploited For 7 Years, Rescued From Tamil Nadu
Thirty two bonded labourers, 11 of them being children, were rescued from a sugarcane field in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district on Tuesday. They were allegedly exploited for seven years over a Rs 50,000 loan taken from an agent, who has been arrested.
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This Is Delaying Bonded Labourers Rescue In India
Chennai: Plans to rescue more than 18 million bonded labourers from India by 2030 have been delayed by a lack of funds, activists said, calling for stricter law enforcement to end one of the most prevalent forms of human trafficking in the country. A year after the government announced a scheme to assist bonded labourers – including a five fold ...
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Bonded As Domestic Worker, Minor Girl Rescued From Ex-Government Official’s Hyderabad Home
Hyderabad: A 13-year-old girl, confined as a domestic worker at an ex-government official’s home, was rescued from Hyderabad on Monday. While the Telangana Labour Department officials were reportedly busy with May Day celebrations, the local police, child rights activists and Childline staff came together to free the girl from a retired governmen...
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Chennai Students Help Rescued Bonded Labourers Build ‘Dream Homes’
Born into debt bondage, S Appu spent 25 years confined to a rice mill, watching his father repay a debt, and then working tirelessly to pay it off himself. When he was freed from the mill in Guduvanchery in Tamil Nadu state in 2015, he did not have a place to call home. “Home had always been the rice mill,” Appu, 27, told the Thomson Reuters...
