NHRC asks Delhi Police Commissioner to submit report about placement agencies on allegations of their involvement in human trafficking (26.2.2015)
PRESS RELEASE
New Delhi, 26th February, 2015
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that in Delhi surging demand for domestic help is fuelling a business that thrives on human trafficking by unregulated placement agencies. Hundreds of agencies are reportedly involved in the business of selling domestic workers.
Allegedly, the root cause of exploitation of tribal people, mostly women and children and those hailing from rural areas is that there is no hold on the placement agencies, which have emerged as the hubs and transit point for human trafficking.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the press report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights of women and children. It has issued a notice to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi to respond within two weeks with a report including the following points:
i) Number of placement agencies, registered or unregistered, functioning in Delhi.
ii) Steps taken to keep a check on placement agencies.
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New Delhi, 26th February, 2015
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that in Delhi surging demand for domestic help is fuelling a business that thrives on human trafficking by unregulated placement agencies. Hundreds of agencies are reportedly involved in the business of selling domestic workers.
Allegedly, the root cause of exploitation of tribal people, mostly women and children and those hailing from rural areas is that there is no hold on the placement agencies, which have emerged as the hubs and transit point for human trafficking.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the press report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights of women and children. It has issued a notice to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi to respond within two weeks with a report including the following points:
i) Number of placement agencies, registered or unregistered, functioning in Delhi.
ii) Steps taken to keep a check on placement agencies.
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