Plea to declare Feb. 9 as ‘Bonded Labour Abolition Day’
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Members of Jeevana Jwala, an affiliation of survivors of bonded labour within the State, have urged Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to declare February 9 as ‘Bonded Labour System Abolition Day.’
In a letter addressed to Mr. Jagan, president of the organisation Thudhiya, a survivor of bonded labour herself, pointed to the truth that the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act got here into existence on February 9 in 1976. The Chief Minister ought to declare the day as Bonded Labour System Abolition Day and launch a GO on it. She stated the transfer would assist create consciousness on this social menace and stated the Tamil Nadu authorities had lately declared February 9 as Bonded Labour day formally.
Manigandan, treasurer, Jeevana Jwala, and Drakshiyani and Kowsalya, govt members, recommended that on that day (February 9), the federal government workplaces ought to take a pledge to abolish the bonded labour system, conduct consciousness programmes by means of rallies, campaigns and road performs and current awards for proactive enforcement officers.
They stated although the federal government had been making all-out efforts to eradicate the social menace, instances had been nonetheless being reported from some components.
The organisation had reached out to almost 800 bonded labourers rescued primarily from Chittoor and East Godavari districts by the federal government departments, with the help of (*9*) Justice Mission (IJM), an organisation engaged on the problem of human trafficking and bonded labour since 2003. IJM companions with native governments to fight human trafficking, violence towards ladies and youngsters and different types of exploitation.
