LAHORE, June 25: Bonded labour remains one of the most reprehensible and widespread forms of exploitation in Pakistan even 20 years after the promulgation of a law to abolish it, and therefore the ...

Thane: In a shocking reminder that bonded labour continues to exist even in the 21st century, ten migrant workers were ...

Madurai: The Tamil Nadu Federation for Pastoral People's Sangam (TFPPS) organised an awareness meeting on the laws against ...

The plight of the nearly 25,000 bonded labourers identified in a Supreme Court-directed survey in Tamil Nadu six months ago is much worse now, a people's court -- comprising eminent jurists, social ...

India promised to end bonded labour by 2030 — yet thousands of families remain unpaid prisoners in brick kilns and farms in 2025. Rescued workers rarely receive rehabilitation money or justice; most ...

CHENNAI, India, Feb 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Promising to eradicate bonded labour for good, the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu said on Tuesday it would ensure strict enforcement to root ...

Purusaala Lingamma, once a bonded laborer, has transformed her life by becoming the sarpanch of Amaragiri village in Telangana. Overcoming illiteracy and her past in Nagarkurnool district, she won the ...

A case has been registered against two owners of food manufacturing units in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly forcing labourers to work long hours, denying them food and wages, and holding ...

Bhopal: A late-night operation in Raisen district threw up a shocker, as authorities rescued three families — including 10 children — from bonded labour at a farm and brick kiln, bringing an end to ...

Ten persons hailing from Uttar Pradesh have been rescued from a bonded labour racket in Ambernath West in Thane district, officials said on Monday. The labourers, who were promised good salaries, were ...