Workshops on Elimination of Bonded Labour
The National Human Rights Commission organised day long Workshops on 'Elimination of Bonded Labour' at Bhubaneswar, Odisha on the 12th January, 2016 and at Jaipur, Rajasthan on the 29th January, 2016 in collaboration with the respective State Governments. Justice Shri D. Murugesan, Member, NHRC chaired the Workshops.
The objective of these Workshops was to familiarize and sensitize the District Magistrates, Sub Divisional Magistrates, State Labour Officers, Members of Vigilance Committees, representatives of brick kilns, stone crushing and other related industries with the process of identification, release and rehabilitation of bonded labourers as per the provisions of Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 and other related legislations.
The National Human Rights Commission was asked by the Supreme Court of India in 1997 to monitor the implementation of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976. The Court's directions came while hearing a Writ Petition (No. 3922/1985) - People's Union for Civil Liberties Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others. Since then, the NHRC has been overseeing the implementation of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976 in different parts of the country. The Commission has organised 33 workshops on elimination of bonded labour so far.
Academics and research scholars from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University and University of Rajasthan attended the workshop at Bhubaneswar and Jaipur respectively.
The objective of these Workshops was to familiarize and sensitize the District Magistrates, Sub Divisional Magistrates, State Labour Officers, Members of Vigilance Committees, representatives of brick kilns, stone crushing and other related industries with the process of identification, release and rehabilitation of bonded labourers as per the provisions of Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 and other related legislations.
The National Human Rights Commission was asked by the Supreme Court of India in 1997 to monitor the implementation of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976. The Court's directions came while hearing a Writ Petition (No. 3922/1985) - People's Union for Civil Liberties Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others. Since then, the NHRC has been overseeing the implementation of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976 in different parts of the country. The Commission has organised 33 workshops on elimination of bonded labour so far.
Academics and research scholars from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University and University of Rajasthan attended the workshop at Bhubaneswar and Jaipur respectively.