§ Ms Oona KingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will call for reports on how many people have been successfully 499W prosecuted in Pakistan under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1992 for employing bonded labour since this law was passed. [103872]
§ Mr. HainWe share concerns about bonded labour in Pakistan. We have urged the Pakistani authorities to fully implement the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1992 which abolishes the practice. There are no reliable statistics about the number of people prosecuted under the Act. We are in contact, however, with human rights groups in Pakistan who monitor this issue.
§ Ms Oona KingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will call for reports on how many people have been successfully prosecuted in India under(a) the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976 and (b) the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, for employing bonded labour since these laws were passed. [103873]
§ Mr. HainWe are concerned about bonded labour. I raised the issue with my Indian interlocutors during my visit there last month. Our High Commissioner in New Delhi met the Secretary of the Indian National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on 8 October. We currently have no plans to ask the Indian Government to supply reports on the number of people prosecuted under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act or the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.