14,614 bonded labour cases from 1993 to January 31 this year: NHRC

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The NHRC has received over 14,600 cases of bonded labour since its inception and this "anathema of civilised humanity" still persists in many sectors, chairperson Justice (retd) H L Dattu today said. He was addressing a gathering on the inauguration of a two-day 'National Seminar on Bonded Labour' hosted by the National Human Right Commission at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library here.