Jan Sahas rescued 15 bonded labourers of the State, who were trafficked to Karnataka State on January 20, 2015. This rescue operation was conducted in collaboration with International Justice Mission, Karnataka CID, Anti Trafficking Unit and local police.
Jan Sahas team coordinated with SP of Anti Trafficking Unit of Madhya Pradesh and so on order also with Karnataka. Jan Sahas team travelled to Banglore on January 14, 2015 to reach the place along with Sundarlal (father of one of the bonded labour). With the help of IJM and CID, Bangalore Jan Sahas team was able to trace the location which was at Petlur village of Bagalkot district of Karnataka. On the same day team travelled to that place and identified the labours and rescued all of them.
FIR was lodged under Bonded labour Act and other relevant Acts in police station against Koktya and Master and legal processes take up for liberation certificate in Tehsil office. Other legal process for rehabilitation and cases were taken up with SP of Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. Electronic and print media has covered the rescue operation and detailed process of liberation of bonded labours.
Finally, Government of Karnataka provided police protection to released bonded labour as well as to Jan Sahas team till State border. Moreover, Jan Sahas team had meeting with Khargone district’s collector, SP, additional SP, labour officer and media. As a result of that Government of Karnataka provided Release Certificate to 9 labourers including male and female.
Now Jan Sahas team is working on social and economic rehabilitation of the liberated bonded labours by linking to State Rural livelihood Mission, Madhya Pradesh and also linked to Indira Awas, land schemes. Also as a provision of Bonded labour Act, 1976, compensation of rupees 20,000 is under process for released labourers.