bonded labour
Coverage of bonded labour in the Nexus archive.
- Contractors booked for forcing couple into bonded labour for four years in Hyderabad
Contractors in Hyderabad were booked for forcing a couple into bonded labour for four years. The incident involved coercing the couple into working under exploitative conditions without freedom.
- Assault on human dignity, says Rahul Gandhi on incident of bonded labour in U.P.
Rahul Gandhi condemned an incident of bonded labour in Uttar Pradesh as an 'assault on human dignity.' Ajay Kumar Lallu, a Congress leader in Uttar Pradesh, attributed the oppression of poor people to the BJP government's failed economic policies.
- Plea at Madurai Bench of Madras High Court to enhance relief assistance to fishermen during annual fishing ban
A plea was filed at the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court to increase relief assistance for fishermen during the annual fishing ban. The petitioner warned that without adequate compensation, fishermen's families would face debt traps, bonded labor, and forced migration.