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Bengaluru Brick Kiln Owner Convicted For Bonded Labour
In a 12-year-old case, the owner of a brick kiln in Karnataka's Bengaluru - India's IT Capital - has been sentenced to three years in prison with a fine of Rs52,000 for making a dozen people from six Odisha-based families work as bonded labourers.
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7 Men Charged For Allegedly Raping Dalit Teen, Setting Her On Fire In UP
A 14-year-old Dalit labourer was allegedly raped and set on fire at a factory in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar. Police on Tuesday said the owner of the brick kiln and six others were charged for the incident.
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How 2015 Nepal Earthquake Helped Clear The Blackened Air Over Brick Kilns
Below skies darkened by thick black smoke, hundreds of thousands of brick kiln workers endure back-breaking labour and suffocating heat working in almost medieval conditions across South Asia.
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Rachakonda Cops Start Schools At Brick Kilns For Migrants
Brick kiln owners in Telengana, several of whom once employed children, have now joined hands with the police and non-government organisations to get these children back in school.
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365 Rescued From Bonded Labour At Brick Kiln In Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu police rescued 563 people including 365 bonded labourers on Wednesday from a brick kiln in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. Six people have been arrested, but the owner of the brick kiln is on the run.
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Brick Kiln Owner in West Bengal Allegedly Commits Suicide After Shut Down Notice
A 45-year-old brick kiln owner in West Bengal's Asansol allegedly committed suicide this morning. Jugal Ghosh's body was found hanging from a high tension electric pole near his house in Raniganj.
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From Bondage to Disability, Nightmare Still Not Over for This 13-Year-Old
For 13-year-old Sushant Kumbhar, a former bonded labourer from Odisha's Bolangir district, even the basic joys of childhood, like playing with other children, is denied. His hand is full of pus and he is in extreme pain. In January, his left hand had been crushed by the owner of the brick kiln in Karnataka where the family had been forced to work.
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Woman, daughter found murdered in Hoshiarpur
A middle-aged woman and her daughter from an affluent family were found murdered under mysterious circumstances in Hoshiarpur on Tuesday.Police officials investigating the double murder in the house of brick kiln owner Rakesh Mohan Puri said over Rs.20 lakh in cash and jewellery was taken away by the assailants. The victims were identified as 45-ye...
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Bengaluru Brick Kiln Owner Convicted For Bonded Labour
In a 12-year-old case, the owner of a brick kiln in Karnataka's Bengaluru - India's IT Capital - has been sentenced to three years in prison with a fine of Rs52,000 for making a dozen people from six Odisha-based families work as bonded labourers.
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7 Men Charged For Allegedly Raping Dalit Teen, Setting Her On Fire In UP
A 14-year-old Dalit labourer was allegedly raped and set on fire at a factory in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar. Police on Tuesday said the owner of the brick kiln and six others were charged for the incident.
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How 2015 Nepal Earthquake Helped Clear The Blackened Air Over Brick Kilns
Below skies darkened by thick black smoke, hundreds of thousands of brick kiln workers endure back-breaking labour and suffocating heat working in almost medieval conditions across South Asia.
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Rachakonda Cops Start Schools At Brick Kilns For Migrants
Brick kiln owners in Telengana, several of whom once employed children, have now joined hands with the police and non-government organisations to get these children back in school.
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365 Rescued From Bonded Labour At Brick Kiln In Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu police rescued 563 people including 365 bonded labourers on Wednesday from a brick kiln in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. Six people have been arrested, but the owner of the brick kiln is on the run.
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Brick Kiln Owner in West Bengal Allegedly Commits Suicide After Shut Down Notice
A 45-year-old brick kiln owner in West Bengal's Asansol allegedly committed suicide this morning. Jugal Ghosh's body was found hanging from a high tension electric pole near his house in Raniganj.
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From Bondage to Disability, Nightmare Still Not Over for This 13-Year-Old
For 13-year-old Sushant Kumbhar, a former bonded labourer from Odisha's Bolangir district, even the basic joys of childhood, like playing with other children, is denied. His hand is full of pus and he is in extreme pain. In January, his left hand had been crushed by the owner of the brick kiln in Karnataka where the family had been forced to work.
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Woman, daughter found murdered in Hoshiarpur
A middle-aged woman and her daughter from an affluent family were found murdered under mysterious circumstances in Hoshiarpur on Tuesday.Police officials investigating the double murder in the house of brick kiln owner Rakesh Mohan Puri said over Rs.20 lakh in cash and jewellery was taken away by the assailants. The victims were identified as 45-ye...
