NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of alleged bonded labour abuse in Muzaffarnagar factory

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a report about 12 bonded labourers being assaulted in captivity and forced to work till midnight without sufficient food and wages for nearly one and a half years at a paper plate manufacturing factory in Mandi village in the Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh. One of the labourers managed to escape from the factory, and a complaint was filed with the Titawi Police Station, leading to the rescue of the other labourers. Their medical examination disclosed multiple injuries, including bruises, cuts, fractures and signs of prolonged physical abuse. According to the…