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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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Bonded Labour, Trafficking 4 Months After Cyclone Gaja Devastation
Not much has changed for many in delta areas devastated by Cyclone Gaja in Tamil Nadu, which uprooted 12 lakh trees and left 3 lakh homeless. The situation is so bad that their plight has turned into a fertile ground for trafficking and bonded labour.
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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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This Indian Is Cycling From Chennai To Germany To Help Trafficked Victims
An Indian engineer is cycling all the way from Chennai to Germany's Hamburg, an 8500km distance to raise funds for victims of trafficking.
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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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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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'They Harass Us': Bonded Labour - An Unfortunate Reality Near Bengaluru
Just 30 km from the IT hub Bengaluru, Venkatesan and Jayamma worked as bonded labour for nearly 10 years, an unfortunate reality for over one crore Indians. The central government in 2016 spoke of rehabilitating 1.84 crore bonded labourers by 2030 - an acknowledgement of the scale of the problem.
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In Tamil Nadu, Families Still Trapped In Bonded Labour, Shows Report
Chennai: More than 200 people whose families were forced from their homes in Tamil Nadu by the construction of Aliyar dam in the 1960s are still trapped in bonded labour in plantations, activists said on Tuesday. A six month study by non-profit National Adivasi Solidarity Council, a network for indigenous peoples’ welfare, has identified bondage...
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Rescued Bonded Labourers Now Run Their Own Businesses In Tamil Nadu
By Anuradha Nagaraj Kancheepuram: Vasanta’s small blue kiosk packed with neat rows of biscuits, dried fish, imitation jewellery and Crazy Crunch crisps on the edge of a village in Tamil Nadu may appear modest. But it means everything to Vasanta, who spent most of her adult life trapped in a rice mill, working 14 hours a day and even giving birth ...
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Rescued Bonded Labourers In Tamil Nadu Leave Behind Stories of Exploitation
Borita was seven months pregnant but was forced to work up to 20 hours a day at the brick kiln in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district to repay her debt of Rs 40,000.
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Over 300 Bonded Labourers Rescued From Brick Kiln In Tamil Nadu
Over 300 workers including 88 children were rescued from a brick kiln in Tamil Nadu today where they were being forced to work for up to 20 hours a day without a proper salary.
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India's Booming Cities Are Being Built With 'Blood Bricks', Say Activists
When police raided the brick kiln in southern India where Siriya Banchor had been conned into a life of bonded labour - along with hundreds of other poor, illiterate migrants - the 48-year-old seemed more bewildered than relieved.
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At Tamil Nadu Mill, A Teen Girl's Death Forces Questions On Bonded Labour
An investigation into the death of a teenage girl working in a spinning mill in Tamil Nadu has raised fresh concerns over the working conditions of textile workers, especially those trapped in bonded labour.
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Rights Panel Seeks Report From Tamil Nadu On Rescued Labourers
National Human Rights Commission today sought a factual report from Tamil Nadu government in two weeks on the recent rescue of 550 bonded labourers from a brick klin in neighbouring Tiruvallur District.
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365 Rescued From Bonded Labour At Brick Kiln In Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu police rescued 563 people including 365 bonded labourers on Wednesday from a brick kiln in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. Six people have been arrested, but the owner of the brick kiln is on the run.
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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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Bonded Labour, Trafficking 4 Months After Cyclone Gaja Devastation
Not much has changed for many in delta areas devastated by Cyclone Gaja in Tamil Nadu, which uprooted 12 lakh trees and left 3 lakh homeless. The situation is so bad that their plight has turned into a fertile ground for trafficking and bonded labour.
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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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This Indian Is Cycling From Chennai To Germany To Help Trafficked Victims
An Indian engineer is cycling all the way from Chennai to Germany's Hamburg, an 8500km distance to raise funds for victims of trafficking.
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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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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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'They Harass Us': Bonded Labour - An Unfortunate Reality Near Bengaluru
Just 30 km from the IT hub Bengaluru, Venkatesan and Jayamma worked as bonded labour for nearly 10 years, an unfortunate reality for over one crore Indians. The central government in 2016 spoke of rehabilitating 1.84 crore bonded labourers by 2030 - an acknowledgement of the scale of the problem.
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In Tamil Nadu, Families Still Trapped In Bonded Labour, Shows Report
Chennai: More than 200 people whose families were forced from their homes in Tamil Nadu by the construction of Aliyar dam in the 1960s are still trapped in bonded labour in plantations, activists said on Tuesday. A six month study by non-profit National Adivasi Solidarity Council, a network for indigenous peoples’ welfare, has identified bondage...
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Rescued Bonded Labourers Now Run Their Own Businesses In Tamil Nadu
By Anuradha Nagaraj Kancheepuram: Vasanta’s small blue kiosk packed with neat rows of biscuits, dried fish, imitation jewellery and Crazy Crunch crisps on the edge of a village in Tamil Nadu may appear modest. But it means everything to Vasanta, who spent most of her adult life trapped in a rice mill, working 14 hours a day and even giving birth ...
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Rescued Bonded Labourers In Tamil Nadu Leave Behind Stories of Exploitation
Borita was seven months pregnant but was forced to work up to 20 hours a day at the brick kiln in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district to repay her debt of Rs 40,000.
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Over 300 Bonded Labourers Rescued From Brick Kiln In Tamil Nadu
Over 300 workers including 88 children were rescued from a brick kiln in Tamil Nadu today where they were being forced to work for up to 20 hours a day without a proper salary.
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India's Booming Cities Are Being Built With 'Blood Bricks', Say Activists
When police raided the brick kiln in southern India where Siriya Banchor had been conned into a life of bonded labour - along with hundreds of other poor, illiterate migrants - the 48-year-old seemed more bewildered than relieved.
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At Tamil Nadu Mill, A Teen Girl's Death Forces Questions On Bonded Labour
An investigation into the death of a teenage girl working in a spinning mill in Tamil Nadu has raised fresh concerns over the working conditions of textile workers, especially those trapped in bonded labour.
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Rights Panel Seeks Report From Tamil Nadu On Rescued Labourers
National Human Rights Commission today sought a factual report from Tamil Nadu government in two weeks on the recent rescue of 550 bonded labourers from a brick klin in neighbouring Tiruvallur District.
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365 Rescued From Bonded Labour At Brick Kiln In Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu police rescued 563 people including 365 bonded labourers on Wednesday from a brick kiln in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. Six people have been arrested, but the owner of the brick kiln is on the run.
