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BONDED LABOUR PROHIBITION ACT, 1976: AN OVERVIEW

A Project Proposal Made By

Name- Alivya Sahay

Roll No- 1709

Class- B.A. LLB

Submitted to – Ms. Pallavi Shankar

Project Proposal Made in Partial Fulfilment of Labour Law- II

16th August, 2018

CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, PATNA


INTRODUCTION

The ‘bonded labour system’ refers to “the relationship between a creditor and a debtor who
obtains loan owing to economic compulsions confronting his day-to-day life, and agrees to
abide by the terms dictated by the creditor”.The important term of agreement is that the
debtor agrees to mortgage his services or services of any or all the members of his family for
a specified or unspecified period. The relationship built on the agreement is on such unequal
terms that while for every labour or service, there must be some fair remuneration equivalent
to the price of labour in the market, under the bonded labour system the service is rendered
for the debt or in lieu of the interest accruing to the debt. The debtor either works without
receiving any remuneration or if at all there is any remuneration, it is much less than the
minimum wage (notified under the Minimum Wages Act) or the prevailing rate of market
wage.Bonded labour is most widespread in South Asian countries such as India and Pakistan.
Often entire families have to work to pay off the debt taken by one of its members.
Sometimes, the debt can be passed down the generations and children can be held in debt
bondage because of a loan their parents had taken decades ago.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The researcher wishes to examine the following:

 The concept and extent of bonded labour

 Prevalence of bonded labour in India

 Critical analysis of the Bonded Labour Prohibition Act, 1976

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

The researcher wishes to examine the following research questions:

 What is bonded labour?


 How far has the legislature been able to curb the problem of bonded labour?
HYPOTHESIS

The researcher puts forth the following hypothesis in her research project:

 The Bonded Labour Prohibition Act, 1976 has not been successful in effectively
curbing the problem of bonded labour in India.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
 The researcher will be focussing on doctrinal methodology of research only.

MODE OF CITATION
 The researcher will be using a uniform mode of citation throughout this paper.

TENTATIVE CHAPTERISATION

 Introduction
 Bonded labour: The Indian Scenario
 Bonded Labour Prohibition Act, 1976: an overview
 Judicial Pronouncements
 Conclusion
 Bibliography

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