NHRC notice to Delhi Police chief over placement agencies

Posted on 27th Feb 2015 12:09 pm by mohit kumar

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Apex human rights panel, the NHRC has sought a report from Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi over steps taken to keep a check on the mushrooming placement agencies which are the "hubs and transit point for human trafficking".

Taking suo motu cognizance of a media report that surging demand for domestic help in Delhi is encouraging human trafficking by unregulated placement agencies, the NHRC said that "hundreds of agencies are reportedly involved in the business of selling domestic workers".

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a reply from Bassi within two weeks on the number of placement agencies, registered or unregistered, functioning in Delhi as well as the steps taken to keep a check on them.

Calling placement agencies "hubs and transit point for human trafficking", it blamed them for exploiting tribals, mostly women and children and those hailing from rural areas.

Other news

Corona in India: After 140 days, new cases of Covid again crossed thousand in the country, 1300 new cases came in the last 24 hours

Once again the cases of corona are increasing rapidly in the country. In the last 24 hours, thous

ICMR report: Not only corona but Zika virus also caused community spread, shocking facts came to the fore

Shocking facts have come to light about the Zika virus that surfaced in Kerala during the second

The Prime Minister said - I was natural to come because Ram kaj keinhe Binu mohi where rest; The wait for centuries is ending today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed after the Bhoomi Poojan of Ram temple in Ayodhya. He said

Uniform Education System: Demand to implement uniform education system till class 12th, know what is the whole matter here

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Government on a petition filed to implement Uni

Ram Mandir: Ram temple in 70 acres and rectangular ramparts all around, Ramlala will be seen by climbing 32 stairs

The consecration program is to be held in Ram temple in Ayodhya on 22 January. Before that, prepa

Female corona got infected after coming in contact with driver and positive landlord returned from Mumbai, 10 patients discharged

Varanasi. Two new patients appeared on Sunday in Kashi. A patient hails from Hardasipur. He recen

China in support of anti-India Pak terrorists: Saved by vetoing for the second time in two days

For the second time in two days, China has saved a Pakistani terrorist from being declared a Glob

Amit Shah accuses Samajwadi Party and Congress for weakening India's fight against terrorism as 4 out of 14 got convicted in cases SP Govt wanted to drop

The Samajwadi Party government of Akhilesh Yadav, a member of the Samajwadi Party (SP), came to

Pakistan leaves the hand of terrorism, then India will get support; maybe on import

Pakistan, which is considering importing vegetables from India, is facing difficulties. It is rep

PMI: Growth in India's manufacturing sector continues in February, with output almost the same as in January

The pace of growth in the country's manufacturing sector continued in February with new orders an