LABOUR

DEPARTMENT

BONDED
LABOUR
2023 ABOLITION
ACT 1976
PERFORMANCE
REPORT
CHENNAI
A.JEYALAKSHMI – ACL(E)-I CHENNAI
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Rescue… Rehabilitation... Re-
integration...

Summary
75 ₹
18,30,000
Co-ordinated with
native State Authorities
and Railway Authorities
*₹ 4,20,000
to facilitate repatriation Bonded Labour
Have been freed from Amount released as identified in July 2023,
with families
the clutches of Bonded rehabilitation fund to action in progress to
Labour system so far the victims of Bonded release Rehabilitation
Linked with Education
Labour Fund
department for re-
introduction to lapsed
school education
 07/02/2023 – Inspection led by ACL 1
(E) & team along with DTF Chennai at
Edapalayam Gold & Silver Jewellery
making unit
22 Bonded labourers were rescued

All 22 were brought from

W.Bengal, 1 School dropout

Rescue 1
from T.N has been linked with
Education dept to facilitate
continuation of his education

Rs 6,60,000 Rehab fund has been

disbursed, Bank A\c’s were opened
at IOB Royapuram
Claim to be filed by ACL – 3 Chennai
under Minimum wages act

Repatriated to native by Dhanbad

Allepey Express from Central Railway
Station on 13/2/2023
Police has nabbed 7 out of 10
employers
 11/04/2023 – Mannady Area
Chennai DTF led by ACL 1 (E) &
team Joint raid in Bag stitching
units

6 Bonded labourers were identified

@ Mooker Nallamuthu street

Rescue 2
4 Bonded labourers were identified
@ Venkata Maistry street

Rs 3,00,000 Rehab fund has

been disbursed, Bank A\c’s were
opened at IOB Royapuram

Rescued child and adolescents

were all brought from Bihar and
Legal action has been initiated
against the employers by the
Police dept
 20/04/2023 – As per the instructions of
respected Addl Chief Secretary, inspection by
Addl Commissioner of Labour Chennai, Joint
Commissioner of Labour- I, ACL – 1 (E) Chennai
& team at Aliya Bags Malayappan Street

27 Children and 2 adolescents

were rescued of which

Rescue 3
28 were trafficked from
Sitamarhi, Bihar and 1 from
Nepal

Rs 8,70,000 Rehab Fund has been disbursed, 28

were repatriated to Sitamarhi, Bihar. 7 children were
admitted to school based on my
correspondences addressed to Sitamarhi Collectorate,
Dept of Social Defence, CWC & DCPO

Police has arrested the employer and his

brother for bonded labour and trafficking of
children from Bihar to be employed at bag
stitching units
 11/07/2023 – Inspection by ACL –I (E)
Chennai & team along with Chennai
DTF joint inspection at a Bag stitching
unit in Hazarath street, Mannady.

2 Adolescents have been

Rescue 4
rescued from M/s Classic Eco
Friendly bags.

Steps are being taken towards

disbursment of Rs 60,000 as
rehabilitation fund A\c opening
is in progress at IOB Royapuram

Police complaint has been given

as per the S.O.P, to initiate legal
action against the erring
employer
19/07/2023 – DTF Chennai led by ACL
–I (E) Chennai & team conducted an
inspection based on a complaint at a
Jewellery making unit in Reddy Raman
street, Sowcarpet.

12 adolescents were rescued

from bonded labour

Rescue 5
All workers were brought from
West Bengal for jewellery
making

Rehabilitation fund release

process has been initiated

Complaint has been filed

D.DISH, Sub Divisional
Magistrate enquiry is pending
for 42 adults
 Facilitating regular Awareness meeting to
interaction among Principal employers &
various Stakeholders Contractors at DISH
in regular intervals

Awareness
Bonded labour competition at
training Kanyaka Parameswari
workshop at college
Chennai Sowcarpet
Collectorate

AWARENESS INITIATIVES
Feb-09th Bonded
Created a Video on
Labour system
Bonded Labour
abolition day
system abolition
Video was Observation among
shared through Awareness program Employers
Whatsapp & Screened to held at Chennai girls
Youtube Participants at high school, korukupet,
Collectorate, Drawing & essay
Dish, Trade fair at Island competition on bonded
Grounds Chennai. labour abolition theme.
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Repatriation of 37 rescued children to Sitamarhi on 6.6.2023
Chennai Girls High School Royapuram – Drawing competition