bonded labour

Kohli was renowned for her strong advocacy against bonded labour and spent her entire life fighting against slavery

Bonded labour, child labour and trafficking all linked, says South Punjab Housing Secretary

Depts urged to conduct awareness campaigns about child labour, human trafficking

Rights activists say agriculture workers denied minimum wages

Officials submit report to court after visiting brick kilns

Islamabad administration informed IHC about cases registered against owners of brick kilns for bonded labour

Call for prompt establishment, activation of district vigilance committees

The counsel of the brick kiln owners said that they were also against bonded labour

Commission to submit report in one-month after completing audit of all the brick kilns in Islamabad

Blue collar workers complain of exploitation during health emergency

Minorities and women constituted for significant portion of victims in trafficking, smuggling cases

Campaigners say most bonded labour in India is on farmlands, but is often perceived as regular employment

Heirs of petitioners cannot pursue bonded labour case, argues defendant

Most people trapped in bonded labour are unaware of the fact they might have paid off their initial loan 10 times over

The recovered persons were produced before the district and sessions court

Syeda Ghulam Fatima works for compliance of the International Labour Organisation's labour standards in Pakistan

Crackdown against industry is appreciable, but govt must refrain from overstepping its statutory powers

Fish caught by bonded labourers can turn up as calamari at fine restaurants, in sushi rolls

Two families had moved a petition against bonded labour

Veeru Kohli’s journey to freedom ended in activism

It is likely that the majority of labourers may have pledged their entire families to their de facto ‘owners’

‘They had been illegally detained and made to work from 5am till 6pm’

The petitioner requested the court to order a raise in the stipend for the children registered with Baitul Maal

What is needed is a crackdown on bonded labour in the country, and an implementation of relevant labour laws