in consideration of an advance obtained by him or by
any of his lineal ascendants or descendants (whether
or not such advance is evidenced by any document)
and in consideration of the interest, if any, on such
advance, or (ii) in pursuance of any customary or
social obligation, or (iii) in pursuance of an obligation
devolving on him by succession, or (iv) for any
economic consideration received by him or by any of
his lineal ascendants or descendants, or (v) by reason
of his birth in any particular caste or community, he
would-- (1) render, by himself or through any member
of his family, or any person dependent on him, labour
or service to the creditor, or for the benefit of the
creditor, for a specified period or for an unspecified
period, either without wages or for nominal wages,
or (2) forfeit the freedom of employment or other
means of livelihood for a specified period or for an
unspecified period, or (3) forfeit the right to move
freely throughout the territory of India, or (4) forfeit
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the right to appropriate or sell at market value any
of his property or product of his labour or the labour
of a member of his family or any person dependent
on him, and includes the system of forced, or partly
forced, labour under 3 which a surety for a debtor
enters, or has, or is presumed to have, entered, into an
agreement with the creditor to the effect that in the
event of the failure of the debtor to repay the debt,
he would render the bonded labour on behalf of the
debtor;
Abolition of bonded labour system.- (1) On the
commencement of this Act, the bonded labour system
shall stand abolished and every bonded labourer shall,
on such commencement, stand freed and discharged
from any obligation to render any bonded labour.
(2) After the commencement of this Act, no person
shall-- (a) make any advance under, or in pursuance
of, the bonded labour system, or (b) compel any
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person to render any bonded labour or other form of
forced labour.
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Objective of the Scheme - To prevent trafficking
of women and children for commercial sexual
exploitation through social mobilization and
involvement of local communities, awareness
generation programmes, generate public discourse
through workshops/seminars and such events and any
other innovative activity. To facilitate rescue of victims
from the place of their exploitation and place them in
safe custody. To provide rehabilitation services both
immediate and long-term to the victims by providing
basic amenities/needs such as shelter, food, clothing,
medical treatment including counselling, legal aid
and guidance and vocational training. To facilitate
reintegration of the victims into the family and society
at large. To facilitate repatriation of cross-border
victims to their country of origin.