Bonded labour in India: its incidence and pattern

Ravi S. Srivastava

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Bonded labour in India: its incidence and pattern

Ravi S. Srivastava

Working paper (InFocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work), wp. 43, ILO

2005

Appears in Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

Abstract

bonded labour

labour legislation

agricultural workers

child worker

tribal people

quarrying

weaving

India

Reviews the extent of unfree labour in agriculture, among tribals, in brick kilns, quarries, crushers and mines, power looms and handlooms, and other sectors as well as children involved in silk reeling and carpet weaving. Highlights the role of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in monitoring the implementation of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976.

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Title: Bonded labour in India; its incidence and pattern
Creators: Ravi S. Srivastava
Contributors: International Labour Organization. Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour
InFocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2005
Series: Working paper (InFocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work); wp. 43
Number of pages: xi, 46 p.
Language: English
Asset Type: working paper
Record Identifier: 995328403902676