NHRC ASKS ODISHA CHIEF SECY FOR ATR
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has
asked the Chief Secretary of Odisha to submit an action-taken report (ATR)
within four weeks on steps taken by the district Collectors for rehabilitation
of released bonded labourers in the different districts of the State.
Taking note of a news story published in The
Pioneer on December 11 last year, with headline ‘Bonded labourers rescued, not
rehabilitated’, the NHRC issued the notice to the Chief Secretary on March 17.
Notably, there have been many complaints on denial
of rehabilitation to the rescued labourers in different parts of Odisha with
the phenomenon rampant in western Odisha where distress migration is a cause of
concern for the authorities.
The hapless labourers after being expatriated to
their home land from hazardous workplaces in outside States have to run from
pillar to post for their rehabilitation as per law.
While in some cases, the labourers are left in the
lurch, in several other cases, files are not processed due to bureaucratic
apathy.
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