Lok Sabha Question No. 3069 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-07
Subject: Domestic Slaves
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3069**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2015

**DOMESTIC SLAVES**

3069.	SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)/Government is aware of the fact that a large number of women and children who are lured in with the offer of lucrative wages often end up as locked-in-domestic slaves in India and abroad;

(b) 	if so, the number of such cases came to the notice of the NCPCR/Government in the country and abroad during each of the last three years and the current year, State/country-wise along with the action taken/being taken by the Government in such cases so far;

(c) 	whether the Government proposes to bring comprehensive legislation to free such domestic workers from this kind of slavery and help them to live with dignity, if so, the details thereof along with the time by which such legislation is likely to be enacted in the country; and

(d) 	if not, the reasons therefore along with the steps taken/being taken by the NCPCR/Government for social security and safety/protection of such persons in the country?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT 
(SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

(a) 	& (b):	The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has registered 21 complaints of domestic child labour during the last three years and the current year (2015-16). The State/UT wise details are given in **Annexure-A.**

(c):	There is no such proposal.

(d):	The major steps taken by the Government for social security, safety and protection of such domestic child labour, include the following:

1. Facilitated the preparation and issuance of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) by the Ministry of Railways. The SOP is primarily meant for rescue and restoration of trafficked / runaway children, many of whom end up as domestic labour.

1. Organized sensitization workshops for Divisional Railway Manager (DRMs), Assistant Divisional Railway Manager (ADRMs), Railway Police Officials (RPF/GRP), NGOs and others at the following places on the dates shown against each:

- Bengaluru  – 21 st May, 2015
- Lucknow –  26 th -27 th & 29 th -30 th June, 2015
- Ranchi 	- 14 th July, 2015

1. Also sensitized Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) on issues of domestic child labour during World Day Against Child Labour Programme on 12.06.2013 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

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**ANNEXURE – A**

**Annexure referred to in reply to part (a & b) in respect of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 3069 for 07.08.2015 asked by S/Shri Sanjay Dhotre and B. Senguttuvan, Members of Parliament regarding Domestic Slaves.**

**State wise Details of Cases of Domestic Child Labor registered by NCPCR in last three years and current year.**

| Sl. No.   | State                  | File No.                            | Year    | Year    | Year    | Year    | Action Taken on the Complaints Case                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|-----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State                  | File No.                            | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | Action Taken on the Complaints Case                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh         | (i)  201400000056                   | -       | -       | 01      | -       | Victim child rescued, rehabilitated and compensated.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 2         | Delhi                  | (i)  DL-018/31928/2012-13/SM Com    | 01      | -       | -       | -       | The victim child was rescued and repatriated to Jharkhand. The child was helped to get wages as per Minimum Wages Act, 1948.                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2         | Delhi                  | 1. DL/14018/50876/ 2013-14  /SMCOMP | -       | 01      | -       | -       | FIR registered against the employer and placement agency owner at Vasant Vihar Police Station, Delhi, u/s 23/24/26 of JJ Act; and 323/324/326/342/307/370/120B of IPC; 16 bonded Labor Act; S3(1)(vi)(i) of SC &  St Act. Office of SDM, Vasant Vihar ordered payment of rehabilitation grants to the victim. |
| 2         | Delhi                  | (iii) DL/14018/35809/ 2012-13/COMP  | 01      | -       | -       | -       | Report received from CWC Asha Kiran Complex, Avantika, Delhi regarding payment of wages to 17 year old domestic labor by her employer.                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2         | Delhi                  | (iv) 201400000815                   | -       | -       | 01      | -       | FIR registered against the placement agent. Inquiry is being conducted by the concerned state authority to trace the victim girl child.                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 3         | Jharkhand              | JH14018/47522/2013-14/COMP          | -       | 01      | -       | -       | Matter Investigated and case resolved. The child is with the family and attending school.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4         | Maharashtra            | 201400000228                        |         |         | 01      |         | During inquiry it was found that all the domestic help were above 18 years of age.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 5         | Maharashtra            | 201500001351                        | -       | -       | -       | 01      | FIR registered against the employer. Child has been traced and restored with the parents.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 6         | Odisha                 | OR/14013/47929/ 2013-14/COMP        | -       | 01      | -       | -       | The allegations made regarding domestic child labor were found baseless.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 7         | Punjab                 | PB/14018/50201/2013-14/COMP         | -       | 01      | -       | -       | Inquiry was conducted by the state authority. Upon enquiry, allegations of child labor and beatings were not proved. However, two police officers were suspended for taking statement of the girl child in Uniform.                                                                                           |
| 8         | Sikkim                 | SK/14017/36436/2012-13/COMP         | 01      | -       | -       | -       | The allegation was not proved. No child was found as domestic child labor during investigation.                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 9         | Uttarakhand            | UK/14018/35185/2012-13/COMP         | 01      | -       | -       | -       | The investigation revealed that the child was not in domestic child labor. Since the victim child’s parents were not with her and had gone back to Nepal the child was presented to the JJB and shifted to Baal Grih.                                                                                         |
| 10        | Uttar Pradesh          | 1. UP/14018/37329/2012-13/COMP      | 01      | -       | -       | -       | Child was rescued. The matter is being heard by the Hon’ble High court for action against employer. The DM has been requested for the rehabilitation of the child.                                                                                                                                            |
| 10        |                        | 1. UP/14018/48152/2013-14/COMP      | -       | 01      | -       | -       | FIR registered as per provisions of CLPR Act in one of the child’s case and shopkeepers of the area were sensitized regarding the provisions of Child Labor Act and JJ Act.                                                                                                                                   |
| 10        |                        | 1. UP/14018/50995/ 2013-14/COMP     | -       | 01      | -       | -       | FIR was registered against the employer u/s 3 and 4 of CLPR Act and 23-26 of JJ Act. The victim was repatriated to her native place.                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 10        |                        | UP/14018/52188/2013-14/COMP         | -       | 01      | -       | -       | Enquiry was conducted by Senior Superintendent of Police in this matter and the case was found out to be not of a domestic child labor but of a missing child.                                                                                                                                                |
| 10        |                        | 1. 201400000076                     | -       | -       | 01      | -       | Victim rescued and presented before the court where it was decided to hand over the girl to her mother. The girl is studying in class II.                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 10        |                        | 201400000465                        | -       | -       | 01      | -       | Enquiry was conducted in this matter. A case was registered under provisions of CLPR Act and Bonded Labor and System Abolition Act, 1976.   Matter of compensation as per the provision of law is yet to be decided by the concerned court.                                                                   |
| 10        |                        | 201500001146                        | -       | -       | 01      | -       | The matter was investigated and a report was submitted by Deputy DM wherein it was informed that this case does not pertain to child labor. The case is forwarded for further investigation to CWC and Labor Department Varanasi.                                                                             |
| 10        |                        | 1. 201500001209                     | -       | -       | 01      | -       | FIR registered against the employer u/s 323,326 and 352 of IPC and u/s 23 of JJ Act. The matter is under process. A report from SP and Labor Commissioner, Bahraich has been called for.                                                                                                                      |
| 10        |                        | 1. 201500001226                     | -       | -       | 01      | -       | The case was not found to be of domestic child labor as per inquiry.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 10        | Total Cases Registered | Total Cases Registered              | 05      | 07      | 08      | 01      | Grand Total- 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |