Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission

Scourge of Bonded Labour
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9.41 The important points that emerged from these Sensitization Workshops include
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Need for fresh, comprehensive survey to determine the magnitude of the bonded
labour,
Constitution of District and Sub-Division level Vigilance Committees,
Prosecution against the offending employers,
Deputy Commissioner to act as Centre of Convergence between Government
Departments & NGOs,
District Magistrates to have positive attitude and exercise their powers under Section
10, 11 and 12 of the Act.
E] Manual on Bonded Labour
9.42 The Ministry of Labour & Employment has brought out a Comprehensive Manual on
Identification, Release and Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour in the country. The Commission
had furnished its comments on the draft Manual to the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
The Manual, on the whole, is a useful document for all concerned, working in the field of
bonded labour. The Commission had offered some general suggestions for overall modification
of the Manual.
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