Hearing the matter related to juvenile bonded labourers, the chief justice said giving advance loan was an illegal act. IHC website/File
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Athar Minallah on Tuesday remarked that the labourers working at brick kilns were not bound to return the money taken by them as advance.
Hearing the matter related to juvenile bonded labourers, the chief justice said giving advance loan was an illegal act.
He directed the district administration to launch an awareness campaign for the labourers telling them that they were not bound to work at brick kilns against their will and were free to switch the job.