A bonded labor case from 2024 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. 1 source on file.
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Entire families trapped in bonded labor at rice mills. Inter-generational debt passed from parents to children. Accused: Rice mill owners holding hereditary debts.
Tamil Nadu bonded labor release program. Release certificates issued; mill owners fined. National Human Rights Commission rehabilitation grants.
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Bonded labourers trapped at a brick kiln after taking an advance from the owner. Workers reported receiving no wages and being prevented from leaving the worksite while being forced to work to repay the advance. Accused: Kiln and mill owners perpetuating bonded labor system.
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According to India Times, the owner of the SLG Brick Chamber, Neela Krishna Mohan Rao, procured workers, including whole familes, from a middleman, for "advances" ranging from 3,000 to 7,000 rupees. The laborers were made to work inside the brick chamber from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m, and during the rest of the day, to form bricks and dry them under the sun before placing them in the chamber to burn. According to the India Times, the workers were housed in small huts; many were sick and malnourished; and some had scars and other evidence of torture. The workers alleged they were tortured if they attempted to flee.
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International Justice Mission and local law enforcement teamed up to perform a raid on the Powerhouse rice mill.