Interstate cell, registration portal: NHRC group suggests steps to tackle bonded labour
Interstate cell, registration portal: NHRC group suggests steps to tackle bonded labour
NEW DELHI: An NHRC core group has suggested a slew of measures for the rights and welfare of bonded labourers, recommending to expand the interpretation of 'human trafficking' to include bonded labour in its ambit, and set up an interstate cell to track them while they migrate across states.
The suggestions were made at a core group meeting presided over by the National Human Rights Commission's acting chief Vijaya Bharathi Sayani who emphasised that an "integrated and a long-term strategy" is needed for rehabilitation of freed bonded labourers to ensure their reintegration into society with dignity.
Despite efforts and legal provisions, several people still get "trapped in forced labour and debt bondage", she was quoted as a saying in a statement issued by the NHRC on Friday.
