Thursday, December 27, 2012

35 kids among 167 migrant workers freed from AP kilns Thursday, 27 December 2012 19:16 SUDHIR MISHRA | BALANGIR




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Thursday, 27 December 2012 19:16
SUDHIR MISHRA | BALANGIR
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A total of 167 migrant labourers, including 35 children, from different parts of western Odisha, were sent home on December 23 after a surprise raid by Revenue officials of Guddur in Andhra Pradesh on several brick kilns.
The migrant labourers of 41 families from Loisingha, Balangir Sadar, Deogaon blocks in Balangir, Gaisilet, Bijepur, Padampur and Barpali blocks in Bargarh and Dhanupali of Sambalpur had migrated to Andhra Pradesh through a middleman Chaitu Bag of Kapsipali on December 21.
Out of the 167persons, 132 persons working as bonded labourers were released. According to reports, all adult members had taken an advance of Rs 11,000 per head and arrived at Guddur station on December 23. Revenue Divisional Officer of Guddur J Nivas was monitoring the migrant labourer issue.
All the migrant labourers informed the Revenue Divisional Officer that they had come to work in brick kilns after taking advance money.
After listening to them, the officer called the owners of brick kilns and enquired into the whole incident. He found violation of the provisions of the Bonded Labour Abolition Act and Interstate Migrant Worksman Act.
He imposed and collected Rs 6, 80,000 as penalty from the owner of brick kilns for the offence, who had recruited the labourers. Rs 5,000 was given per person, during their time of release. With help of NGO ARD, Aide et Action, Action Aid, local police and railway authorities, the entire rescue process was completed.
Moreover, the Revenue Divisional Officer also made arrangements of a coach in the Allepy-Dhanbad train for safe travel of the migrant labourers, while Dayasagar Pradhan of Aide at Action accompanied the labourers from Guddur to Balangir.
The labourers arrived at the Balangir railway station at night on December 25. They were received by Saroj Bark of Aide et Action along with his team member Murali Das, District Labour Officer PK Bhoi and other officials from DRDA and the district administration. There was elaborate police arrangement at the railway station. Balangir SP R Prakash was present.
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