Modern-Day Slavery: Bonded Labour Spares Neither Young Nor Old.
The Probe Investigation | Heartbreaking Testimonies Uncover India's Bonded Labour Crisis. Young and Old Share Harrowing Experiences, Revealing a Generational Cycle of Servitude.
Pintu Kumar, a 16-year-old from Chhapra in Bihar, describes the severe hardships he faced starting at the age of 14 when he was coerced into bonded labour. Pintu's account of his experience is chilling: "I was forced into being a bonded labourer. They would make me carry heavy loads. When I said it was too heavy, they would abuse and hurt me. They had locked me up and forced me to work. I had no freedom. I was a slave."
There are many like Pintu. Some children are trafficked, while others are sent off by parents who are extremely poor and have no other means to raise their children.
Mohammed Ullah's decision to send his 14-year-old son, Sakib, to work in a factory resulted in unforeseen consequences when Sakib was forced into slavery in Bihar. Reflecting on his decision, Ullah expressed the economic desperation that led to this grave situation: "Hum majdoor hain. Hum majboor the. Hum gareeb hain" — "I am a labourer. I was helpless. I am poor."
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