Bonded Labour
The Government of India has consistently maintained a proactive approach to the issue of forced or bonded labour in the country. It recognizes this evil system as a gross infringement of the fundamental Human Rights of the affected citizens and is implacably committed to its total eradication in the shortest possible time.
India has ratified ILO Convention No.29 (Forced Labour Convention 1930) on 30.11.1954.
Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
Salient features of the Act are as under:
1 On commencement of this Act, the bonded labour system stood
abolished and every bonded labourer stood freed and discharged
free from any obligation to render bonded labour.
2 Any custom, agreement or other instrument by virtue of which a
person was required to render any service as bonded labour was
rendered void.
3. Liability to repay bonded debt was deemed to have been
extinguished.
4. Property of the bonded labourer was freed from mortgage etc.
5. Freed bonded labourer was not to be evicted from homesteads or
other residential premises which he was occupying as part of
consideration for the bonded labour.
6. District Magistrates have been entrusted with certain duties and
responsibilities for implementing the provisions of this Act
7.Vigilance committees are required to be constituted at district and
sub-divisional levels.
8. Offences for contravention of provisions of the Act are punishable
with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to three years and
also with fine, which may extend to two thousand rupees.
9. Powers of Judicial Magistrates are required to be conferred on
Executive Magistrates for trial of offences under this Act
Offences under this Act could be tried summarily.
10. Every offence under the Act is cognizable and bailable.
SOURCE ---LABOUR/NIC
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