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SC issue notices to UP, Bihar on plea alleging bonded labour in brick kilns

It said that on May 8, three complaints were filed before the NHRC alleging that 187 persons were being exploited for illegal bonded labour in the brick kilns

Labourers are seen working at a brick kiln on the eve of Labour Day, during the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown, on the outskirts of Amritsar. Photo: PTI
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Labourers are seen working at a brick kiln on the eve of Labour Day, during the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown, on the outskirts of Amritsar. Photo: PTI

BS Web TeamPTI New Delhi
The Supreme Court has asked Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to respond to a plea alleging that the authorities concerned failed to take prompt action to help 187 victims of bonded labour who are working in brick kilns in these two states.
A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao was hearing the plea which has sought urgent release and rehabilitation of the victims, including pregnant women and children, who are being allegedly held at three different brick kilns in these states.
The apex court directed the district magistrates of Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh and Rohtas in Bihar to submit a report regarding

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