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17 bonded labourers rescued

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Press Trust of India Chennai

The labourers were working at the units for about six years and being paid Rs 71 per person a day, which is far below the Tamil Nadu Minimum Wage of Rs 203.78, officials said.

They were rescued by district officials from Vaiyayur Village of Kancheepuram Taluk, following a complaint by an NGO, International Justice Mission (IJM), officials said.

  

 

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First Published: Aug 31 2012 | 9:25 PM IST

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