- 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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