<p>The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to six states, including Delhi, for adopting 'lackadaisical attitude' in the rehabilitation of 740 bonded child labourers rescued from 2013 to 2014. <br /><br /></p>.<p>These states include — Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The Commission has sought reports from the six states within eight weeks. <br /><br />Seven hundred and forty child labourers – 610 from Bihar, and the rest 130 from Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan – were rescued. <br /><br />“But release certificates were issued for only 456 children from Bihar. However, they were not given copies of the release certificates by the concerned authorities in Rajasthan,” the NHRC observed.<br /><br />Release certificates for 284 rescued bonded child labourers are yet to be issued. The certificates are essential to start the rehabilitation process in the respective states.<br /><br />“The issue of the rescue of child labourers is not merely an instance of employing a child in violation of laws. It is rather more heinous in nature that children are being taken from one state to another, which cannot happen without the involvement of human/child traffickers,” said D Murugesan, member, NHRC.<br /><br />Action plan<br /><br />No report has been submitted by the state agencies regarding the action taken plan to curb child trafficking so far, said Murugesan. <br /><br />“Therefore, the allegation of the complainant that the human/child traffickers have not been dealt with in accordance with law, required to be investigated in an impartial and transparent manner.”<br /><br />The notices have been issued to the chief secretaries, police and labour commissioners of the state governments to submit the report. <br /></p>
<p>The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to six states, including Delhi, for adopting 'lackadaisical attitude' in the rehabilitation of 740 bonded child labourers rescued from 2013 to 2014. <br /><br /></p>.<p>These states include — Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The Commission has sought reports from the six states within eight weeks. <br /><br />Seven hundred and forty child labourers – 610 from Bihar, and the rest 130 from Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan – were rescued. <br /><br />“But release certificates were issued for only 456 children from Bihar. However, they were not given copies of the release certificates by the concerned authorities in Rajasthan,” the NHRC observed.<br /><br />Release certificates for 284 rescued bonded child labourers are yet to be issued. The certificates are essential to start the rehabilitation process in the respective states.<br /><br />“The issue of the rescue of child labourers is not merely an instance of employing a child in violation of laws. It is rather more heinous in nature that children are being taken from one state to another, which cannot happen without the involvement of human/child traffickers,” said D Murugesan, member, NHRC.<br /><br />Action plan<br /><br />No report has been submitted by the state agencies regarding the action taken plan to curb child trafficking so far, said Murugesan. <br /><br />“Therefore, the allegation of the complainant that the human/child traffickers have not been dealt with in accordance with law, required to be investigated in an impartial and transparent manner.”<br /><br />The notices have been issued to the chief secretaries, police and labour commissioners of the state governments to submit the report. <br /></p>
