Why were the tribals reduced to the ststus of bonded labourers?
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Bonded labour can be tackled by addressing the root causes of bondage, eliminating the conditions that perpetrate bondage and by effective implementation of the law, says experts present at the National Consultation on Bonded Labour organized jointly by Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). Bonded labour in India is abolished by law, but still persists, though the forms of bondage have changed.
While recognizing the above, a joint initiative of the MoLE, State Labour Departments and the ILO was launched in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar to bring about a significant reduction in household vulnerability to bondage through the promotion of Decent Work. The initiative targets migrant workers in brick kilns, who often enter into ‘neo-bondage” or short-term bondage. Using a 4-pronged convergence and prevention approach, the initiative promotes the rights of workers, ensures social protection and access to services for workers and their family members, introduces workplace improvement measures, and empowers women and men workers through rights-based awareness education and by improving recruitment systems and working conditions.
The challenge of inter-state coordination for seasonal migrants, who are most vulnerable to bondage, has been addressed by defining the roles and responsibilities of sending and receiving states in form of Memorandum of Understanding, which are signed between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha (June 2012) and between Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Bihar (Feb 2013).