"Bonded labour traps thousands in Pakistan, despite law against slavery", 2 July 2021

Thousands of peasants in Pakistan remain entrenched in servitude under bonded labour as even after five years after the Sindh Assembly passed the Bonded labour abolition Act, the law is yet to be implemented. After the Sindh Assembly in 2016 passed the Sindh Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 2015, the provincial government has yet to form 'vigilance committees ' in all districts to ensure their freedom...

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Out of 29 districts of Sindh, only 12 [have] committees constituted thus far. These too are not working properly. Under the law, these committees were to comprise elected representatives of the area, representatives of the district administration and representatives of bar associations, the media, recognised social service bodies and the Sindh labour department...

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Research carried out by the HWA revealed that despite the enactment of the law, the practice of bonded labour prevails in various districts of the province.Bonded labour, or modern slavery, is especially common in lower Sindh... "More than 3,000 cases have been reported in 2020 alone as compared to 1,700 cases in 2019," said Khaskheli, quoting the findings of the research...