Over 300 Bonded Labourers Rescued From Brick Factory in Tamil Nadu

The labourers were allegedly made to work 12 hours a day for Rs 20.

Most of the labourers rescued are from Odisha. Image used for representation. (Photo: iStockphoto)

• More than 300 bonded labourers, including 80 children, have been rescued from a brick factory in Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu during a raid by authorities, officials said on Monday.
  
  
• Most of the labourers rescued hail from Odisha and were allegedly made to work 12 hours per day on a salary of Rs 20. According to a bonded labourer, they were promised salaries of Rs 350-400 per day.
  
  
• The raid was conducted based on inputs from an NGO, International Justice Mission. The owner of the brick kiln, who had employed the labourers, is absconding and a case has been registered, an official said.
  

(With inputs from PTI.)

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