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52 trafficked labourers rescued from Ginger from Karnataka.

Causes of Bonded labour in India:

• Economic Causes
• Landlessness
• Unemployement
• Poverty
• Lack of Awareness
• Increased Unorganised industry
• Social causes
• Caste system
• Social customs
• Debt traps
• Other causes
• Migrations
• Uneven developments
• Old labour policies

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Constitutional safeguards:

Article 23 of the Indian constitution gives the right against the Exploitation

Legal safeguards:

• Bonded labour system(Abolition)act,1976
• Minimum wages act (1948)
• Contract labour (regulation and abolition)act 1970
• Child labour (prohibition and regulation) act
• IPC section 370

Challenges in Adressing the issue of Bonded Labours

• No strong survey and sample collections
• Under reporting due to illiteracy
• Flawed rehabilitation program
• Poor implementation of laws
• No awareness and increasing discrimination

Way forward:

• Strengthen Legislation and block the loop holes
• Giving adequate finance to the local governments
• More awareness about government schemes
• Strengthen the ambit of National Human Rights Commission

Central Sector schemes for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour It is a revamped scheme of bonded labour schemes 1978. Salient features: Financial assistance to people who are rescued. 100% funded by Central Government Creation of Bonded labour Rehabilitation Fund at District Level under the scrutinisation of the district collector.

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