SUNDAY, 27 MAY 2012
23:01
SUDHIR MISHRA |
BALANGIR
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In a shocking incident, a minor of Semelgudi village under
Gaisilet police station of Bargarh district has been detained by a brick kiln
owner in Tamil Nadu.
As many as 22 persons
from four households of the village had migrated to work in Shiva Shakti brick
kiln in Erode district of Tamil Nadu in December last year through a Sardar
(middleman) of Titilagarh. The middleman had given each family an advance of Rs
10,000 before taking them to Tamil Nadu.
After working for four
months when the migrant labourers wanted to return home and demanded their
money, the owner said that each family owed a debt of Rs 21, 730 to him and
hence they would be let off only after they repaid it. However, the
labourers maintained that they had made around 88, 100 bricks for which each
family must get Rs 11,070 after deduction of the advance money.
Later, with some
agreement, the labourers were allowed to come back to their home in first week
of May. But, the brick kiln owner kept Japa with him on condition that he would
be released only if his father, who was a labourer in the kiln, repaid his
debt. After returning home, Japa’s father could not arrange the money and
finally brought the incident to the notice of the members of Debadutta Club and
Samuhik Marudi Pratikar Udyam at Padampur.
“We have appraised ADM
Srinibas Kabi about the whole incident on Monday last, who spoke to the
District Labour Officer and Superintendent of Police, Baragarh on the issue. He
assured us to take step for the release of the child,” informed Kanhu Charan
Majhi of Debadutta Club.
Meanwhile, Nehru Sahu,
father of Japa, has appealed to the district administration of Baragarh and
other agencies to rescue his child from the brick kiln owner.
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