Even as the State marks the 50th year of the enactment of The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, on Monday, with rallies, awareness campaigns, there are 209 people rescued from bonded labour in the past three years, waiting to receive the initial relief of ₹30,000.
According to data complied by the Vetti Vimochana Coalition (VVC), a group of NGOs working on bonded labour issue in Andhra Pradesh, around 440 people were rescued from January 2023 till date.
Of these, 209 people are yet to receive the immediate financial assistance o
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