Is this a mistake by Deshgujarat? the news is about police being attacked in Shapur and the comments posted are talking about a french movie DistrictB13 and than a long comment about “BONDED LABOR”

Please remove the unrelated comments.
It would have been much better if proper review was done before posting comments.

Hope to get a prompt remedial action.
Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat

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This is the first direct meeting between US diplomats and police management of Hyderabad region held at DIG office.

They discussed the issue with special reference to Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar and the suburbs of Hyderabad district.

The DPOs of Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar and Hyderabad attended the meeting chaired by Dr Amir Shaikh, the DIG Mirpurkhas, who is holding additional charge of DIG Hyderabad.

Visiting US officials included Daniel Rogers, Ms Dawn Schrepel, Ms Sarah Simons and Ms Masooma from UC consulate general Karachi.

‘It’s a delegation from the US State Department which is keen to have first-hand information on bonded labour issue that has been highlighted in local as well as international media,’ said Dr Amir Shaikh while speaking in presence of American officials.

He said that the American officials had appreciated police efforts towards the solution of that issue.

The acting DIG said that the foreign officials were interested in helping out government functionaries and police authorities at their own level.

NGOs’ representatives who work on bonded labour issue also attended the meeting.

Briefing the diplomats, the acting DIG referred to different forms of bonded labour, including haris in bondage, kiln workers and those working in stone crushing factories.

The US officials outright refused to respond to queries of media personnel and acting DIG claimed that he was briefing media on the officials’ behalf.

‘They are not authorised to speak to media as their own press sections deals with such

Bonded labour is a continuing scourge in many parts of the country. It is therefore imperative that the justice machinery be moved against the offenders. The police observation that freed labourers do not register FIRs against their persecutors is not surprising when the power wielded by landlords and others over uneducated labourers is taken into consideration. A large-scale campaign is needed to make rural communities aware of their rights and possible legal recourse. Workers must be armed with knowledge and the support of the police so that they can take active steps towards bringing to book landlords who retain bonded labour.

It must be kept in mind, however, that important landlords wield considerable influence over the justice systems in their areas. Required, therefore, is an investigation into whether freed labourers are discouraged in any way against lodging FIRs. In terms of ending bonded labour, putting the onus on the workers is tantamount to passing the buck; the police department must look inwards and examine whether there have been any refusals to register FIRs. Furthermore, police officials in rural areas must be sensitised to the issue and encouraged to put before freed labourers the option of registering a criminal case.

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