CHENNAI: Twelve years of bonded labour stole R Asha’s freedom, but not her spirit. What began as a small loan of Rs 4,000 to build a hut became a nightmare, trapping her family in a wood-cutting unit ...

CHENNAI: As many as 25 bonded labourers from Chhattisgarh, including families with children, were rescued from a brick kiln ...

Shamim further alleged that a gang from Rajasthan was involved in trapping labourers through false promises and forcing them ...

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar police chiefs after media reports of ...

HYDERABAD: Purusula Pedda Lingamma, a Chenchu woman who was once a bonded labourer, has risen from a life of servitude to become sarpanch of Ramagiri village in Nagarkurnool district. Her journey — ...

Sinapali police rescued 10 bonded labourers, seized a vehicle, and arrested trafficker Sardar Ramulu in Nuapada.

Authorities rescued ten bonded labourers from a brick kiln in Karnataka, following reports of exploitation and bonded labour.

The Mandvi police station in Virar East received a case of gang-rape and bonded labour on Thursday. The 28-year-old survivor, a mother of two, belongs to the primitive Katkari tribal community and is ...

A man who allegedly forced a 15-year-old boy to work as a bonded labourer in Haryana has been arrested, police said on Friday ...

Vijayapura: The district administration rescued 10 bonded labourers from agricultural fields in Yakkundi village of Babaleshwar taluk on Dec 24. The rescue operation was carried out by a team led by ...

CHENNAI, India, Feb 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Promising to eradicate bonded labour for good, the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu said on Tuesday it would ensure strict enforcement to root ...

MUMBAI, Sept 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The death of an eight-year-old boy whose parents worked as bonded labourers has triggered demands for authorities to crack down on thousands of other ...