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Fifty years after abolition in India, bonded labour endures
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The Indian Express
A common thread holds together sexual exploitation, forced labour, begging, domestic servitude, forced marriage and forms of HT prevalent in India.
AdvertisementAccording to the ILO, forced labour in the private economy generates $236 billion in illegal profits annually.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act in India.
The number of cases registered under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 fell from 1246 in 2023 to 657 in 2024.
In 2016, the Ministry of Labour & Employment declared a vision to release and rehabilitate 1.84 crore victims of bonded labour.