A total of 58 mentally-challenged people from Bihar, U.P. found working as bonded labourers in Punjab: MHA
The Hindu
The Home Ministry said the BSF has informed it that these labourers were rescued from the border areas of Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Ferozepur and Abohar in Punjab in 2019 and 2020.
The Centre has informed the Punjab government that 58 mentally-challenged people from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were found working as bonded labourers in the border districts of the State and asked it to take appropriate action to deal with the “serious” problem. In a communication to the Chief Secretary of Punjab, the Union Home Ministry said the Border Security Force (BSF) has found these 58 people were brought to Punjab with the promise of good salary but exploited, given drugs and forced to work in inhuman conditions. The Home Ministry said the BSF has informed it that these labourers were rescued from the border areas of Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Ferozepur and Abohar in Punjab in 2019 and 2020.
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