Bonded labour persists even five decades after enactment of law: Judge
Senior civil judge Srinivas Navale stated that bonded labour remains a persistent issue in society despite the 1976 abolition law. He urged government departments and NGOs to collaborate more effectively on identification, rescue, and rehabilitation efforts.
Why it matters
The statement highlights the gap between legal frameworks and the ground reality of human rights violations in rural labor markets.
Nearly five decades after the enactment of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, the practice of bonded labour has not been completely eradicated from society, said senior civil judge and member-secretary of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Srinivas Navale.
He was speaking after unveiling the flag of the Kalyana Karnataka Bonded Labour Liberation Federation and posters on the prevention of child marriage and inaugurating a one-day workshop on the prevention of human trafficking and eradication of bonded labour here on Thursday.
Mr. Navale said ensuring every person’s right to live with dignity, guaranteed under the Constitution, should be a priority for the government. Identification, liberation and rehabilitation of bonded labourers were essential to ensure that they could lead dignified lives, he said.
Srinivas Navale, senior civil judge and member-secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, speaking at a workshop, in Kalaburagi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI
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