Modern-Day Slavery: Bonded Labour Spares Neither Young Nor Old

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 12:55:19 +0000

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."