Debt Bondage in India: An Indicative Report

[Brick Kiln Database - Publications]

Despite abolition of bonded labour in 1976, the menace is still prevalent in India. The official reports of Government of India, various newspaper reports and complaints filed by social organizations and human rights agencies, indicate existence of bonded labour system in various states of India.rnrnThe Book “Debt Bondage in India: An Indicative Report” analyses the situation and incidence of bonded labours in the country while contextualizing it with the discussion on the issue covering the national and international laws framed on this. It also looks into the impact of the Bonded Labour (Abolition) Act, 1976 and its enforcement.