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CHILD LABOUR

The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act. 1986 is in force in this territory. In pursuance of the directions contained in the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India’s judgment in W.P. No. 465, M.C. Mehta V/s Statem of Tamil Nadu & Others, we had conducted survey to ascertain employment of child labour in the territory. Survey conducted by the Administration shows that no child labour is employed in 656 non-hazardous industrial establishments. The labour enforcement officer has been appointed as Ex-Officio Inspector under the said Act. The Administration has also appointed the Mamlatdar, Land Reforms Officer – I and II and the Development & Planning Officer, Dadra & Nagar Haveli as inspectors for their respective areas for the purpose of securing compliance with the provisions of the said Act. The Child Labour Rehabilitation – Cum – Welfare Fund has been constituted to manage the affairs of the fund. A special Cell has been created to supervise work relating to child labour and co-ordinate activities and supervise work relating to child labour and co-ordinate activities and supervise the work of conducting survey, ensure deposition of amounts by inspectors recovered from employers and other related matters. The UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli is administered by the Central Government and therefore question of giving grant to the voluntary agencies to run vocational training centers for rehabilitation of tribal child labour etc. does not arise.

The regular inspections are carried out to ensure that no Child labour is employed. Incidence of child labour in the factories has not been observed. We shall take all necessary measures to ensure that a case of child labour is sternly dealt with.

BONDED LABOUR

The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 is in force in this territory. As out territory is Central administered Union Territory without legislature, we don’t have a debt Bondage Abolition Act or a Regulation. The debt bondage is not prevalent in this territory. In compliance to the directions issued by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the W.P.No.3922/85, Public Union for Civil Liberties V/s State of Tamil Nadu & others, a survey was conducted to ascertain if there is any Bonded Labour or System of Bonded Labour was found in the course of the said survey. We have already found in the course of the said survey. We have already constituted a Vigilance Committee on Bonded Labour to initiate and review measures to prevent bondage, enforce and implement the provisions of the said Act, utilization and implement the provisions of the said Act, utilization of fund and to deal with identification, release and rehabilitation of Bonded Labour has been constituted. A Bonded Labour Monitoring Centre has also been established for the District of Dadra & Nagar Haveli as directed by Hon’ble Supreme Court. the subject of Bonded Labour is continuously reviewed at regular intervals. Incidents of Bonded Labour in the territory has not been observed. The Administration of Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli is live to the problem and we will take all necessary measures to ensure that a case of bonded labour is sternly dealt with. The inter-state migrant workers are brought mainly for the work of construction of buildings and roads. No seasonal migration in search of employment and work on agricultural and cash crops is noticed. The provision of the Inter-state Migrant Workmen (RE & CS) Act, 1979 is effectively enforced to ensure that migrant labour is not subjected to exploitation in any form.