Transcript Bonded Labour - Chhattisgarh Labour Department

Govt. of Chhattisgarh
Department of Labour
A PRESENTATION ON…
BONDED LABOUR
Venue : Lucknow, Date : 22.6.2011
Chhattisgarh at a Glance
Green State
12% of India’s forest
Forest Cover : 46%
26th State of the Union of India
Area:1.36 Lakh sq. Km. (9th Largest State)
Population:2.55 Crores 2.11% of the country
Sex Ratio (F/1000M) : 989 (National 933)
Population Density : 154/Km2 (National 313/Km2)
Mines & Minerals
 16% of India’s mineral production, capital gain
more than Rs. 90 billions annually
 Iron ore- 2731 million tonnes (18.67% of the country)
 Coal – 44483 million tonnes (16.65 of the country)
 Dolomite – 847 million tonnes (11.24% of the country)
 Substantial reserves of Bauxite, Limestone
and Quartzite
Mines & Minerals
 Commercial reserves of Diamond,
Corundum, Gold and Platinum
 The only Tin producing State in the
country
 Diamond & Alexandrite – world’s largest
reserve- larger than even D’Beers.
Basic & Core Industries- Production
 Steel/sponge iron industry’s production 15.00
million tonnes per annum (27% of country’s
production)
Aluminium industry’s production 00.35 million
tonnes per annum (30% of country’s production)
Cement industry’s production 11.00 million tonnes
per annum (15% of country’s production)
Iron ore industry’s production 25.00 million tonnes
per annum (16% of country’s production)
Coal industry’s production 88.00 million tonnes per
annum (21% of country’s production)
Causes of Bondage
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Service arising out of loan/debt/advance.
Forced labourUnder which the debtor agrees to render service
Bonded labour system essentially represents the
relationship between a creditor and debtor.
Thus the debtor mortgages his or his family
services
Specified/unspecified period
With/ without wages
Without freedom of movement
Cases of Bonded labour in Chhattisagrh
 Instances of bonded labours within
the state have not come to notice.
 Complaints have been received of
bonded labourers from Chhattisgarh
being kept as bonded in other states
like J&K, U.P., Punjab, Haryana,
Orrisa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya
Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra,
Kerala etc.
 Most of the complaints pertain to
labourers from 3 districts, viz
Bilaspur, Janjgir-Champa and
Raigarh.
Rescue and Release
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Periodic meetings are organized to analyze the
complaint received and action taken.
Complaints regarding migrant labour are received
from time to time. Action is taken immediately.
District level teams have been constituted
comprising of Labor, Police & Revenue department
officials.
During the period 2001-2011, there have been 1287
bonded labour cases involving labourers from
Chhattisgarh working as Bonded labourers in other
States.
Reducing migration of Labourers during the lean
seasons by prividing them job in the State under
various schemes, programmes and projects.
Migration of Labour
Year
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
No. of Labourers
565341
150093
114781
83743
65101
61941
55964
34326
57285
43876
Bonded Labours rescued from other States
Year
2001
No. of
Rescued From
Labours
rescued
196
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Jammu
& Kashmir
2002
134
Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir & Haryana
2003
151
Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu &
Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Hariyana & Orrisa
2004
32
Uttar Pradesh, Orrisa, Jammu & Kashmir, West
Bengal, Haryana & Gujrat.
2005
46
From Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu &
Kashmir, Haryana, Jharkhand, Orrisa,
Maharashtra, Rajashthan, Punjab & New Delhi.
Bonded Labours rescued from other States
Year
No. of
Labours
rescued
Rescued From
2006
229
Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu &
Kashmir, Haryana, Jharkhand, Orrisa,
Maharashtra, New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh,
Punjab, Gujrat & Himachal Pradesh
2007
74
2008
47
Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana,
Orrisa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujrat,
Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab &
Jharkhand.
Uttar Pradesh, Orrisa, Jharkhand, Jammu &
Kashmir, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya
Pradesh, Gujrat, Rajasthan, Himachal
Pradesh, Punjab & Andhra Pradesh.
Bonded Labours rescued from other States
Year
No. of
Labours
rescued
Rescued From
2009
57
Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, New Delhi,
Haharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & Orrisa.
2010
153
Uttar Pradesh, Orrisa, Haryana, Jharkahan,
Madhya Pradesh, Haharashtra, Gujarat,
Rajasthan, Tamilnadu & Bihar.
2011
164
Uttar Pradesh, Orrisa, Jammu & Kashmir,
Haryana, Jharkhand, Bihar, Maharashtra &
Madhya Pradesh.
Rehabilitation of Bonded Labours
From 2001 to 2010
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710 bonded labours have been fully rehabilitated
& Rs. 1.42 crore* has been disbursed to the
effected labourers.
* Rs. 71 lakh Central share and 71 Lakh State share
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385 bonded labour who have been rescued from
bondage till 2010 are yet to be rehabilitated. The
process of getting the State and the Central
rehabilitation aid is on.
164 bonded labourers have been rescued till date
in 2011. Their rehabilitation is under process.
Rehabilition grant of *Rs. 77 lakh. is awaited for
385 bonded labours rescued
during last 2 years i.e 2009 and 2010
YEAR
2009 and 2010
NAME OF DISTRIC
NO. OF LABOUR
Janjgir- champa
95
Bilaspur
276
Durg
03
Raigarh
11
Total
385
 50% share of GoI & 50% of State share
Rs. 38.5 lakh State share and Rs. 38.5 lakh Central share is awaited
Rs. 20.00 lakh has been provided for by the State Govt.
PROBLEMS IN REHABILITATION
• District administration of the other states
do not recognize them as bonded
labours.
• There is a long interval between rescue
and their rehabilitation.
• No funds for immediate monetary help
for rehabilitation.
• Problems in funding their rehabilitation.
Special Rescue Mission
Cloud Burst in Leh (J&K) in 2010
At the time of calamity:More than 400 workers belonging to the State were engaged in
construction work at Leh
18 Labours died
The State Govt. immediately swung into action.
107 Labours were air lifted to Jammu and Delhi and then to their native
places by train at Govt. expence.
Other labours who were not affected, preferred to stay back at Leh since
Thank You.