Mehnatkash Association

14/05/2026

Delhi sees highest crimes against minors, lowest chargesheeting rate, exposing lapses in investigation - The Hindu

Delhi recorded the highest number of crimes (7,662) against children among 19 metro cities, but also saw the lowest chargesheeting rate (the percentage of total cases in which chargesheets were filed) of 31.7%, according to the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) Crime in India 2024 report.

04/12/2025

https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/cruel-bond-editorial-on-indias-enduring-bonded-labour-crisis-prnt/cid/2136096

The scale of the bonded labour problem is borne out by international data. According to ILO, there are about 110 lakh people living in ‘modern slavery’ in India — the highest globally

03/12/2025

https://youtu.be/oN50Ffdennc?si=pTEjTVKSgUzMHjhD

भारत के कानून में बंधुआ प्रथा अवैध है लेकिन बंधुआ मज़दूरी जैसी काली और क्रूर प्रथा आज देश भर में जारी है। सरकारी आक....

02/12/2025

https://kashmirtimes.com/news/abolished-on-paper-alive-in-reality-bonded-labour-persists-in-india

Nearly five decades after India abolished bonded labour through the 1976 Act, a new NCCEBL report reveals the practice remains entrenched, particularly among migrant workers in brick kilns, manufacturing, and agriculture. Systemic failures, weak enforcement, and state complicity have left millions t...

02/12/2025

bonded labour in India | New report on bonded labour in India reveals enforcement gaps and failure in rehabilitation - Telegraph India

Findings show poor FIR filing, low conviction rates, unpaid wages and inadequate compensation while children face high risk of returning to labour due to weak rehabilitation systems

30/11/2025

14/08/2025

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/if-we-meet-modi-ji-well-ask-for-our-mehnat-ki-mazdoori-up-woman-freed-from-bonded-labour-invited-to-independence-day-event-10187916/

The woman, who hails from Muzaffarnagar, her family, and several others were rescued from bonded labour in 2020. Life, however, has not been easy. They claim the relief promised under the Bonded Labour Abolition Act has not been released in full.

26/07/2025

Brave Souls Foundation and Mehnatkash Association has organised an awareness program in Delhi on 26 July, 2025.

07/06/2025

Mehnatkash Association is fighting for end of in India.

The linking of rehabilitation of rescued bonded labourers with conviction of the accused in the central sector scheme is a problem for timely rehabilitation

01/05/2025

https://thewirehindi.com/300900/the-tragedy-of-bonded-labour-in-21st-century-india/

केंद्र सरकार ने 2030 तक 1.84 करोड़ बंधुआ मज़दूरों की मुक्ति और पुनर्वास का लक्ष्य रखा है, लेकिन 2023-24 में 500 बंधुआ मज़दूरों क...