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Begar, It is a word of Indian origin which like many other words has found its way in the English vocabulary. It is very difficult to formulate a precise definition of the word 'begar', but there can be no doubt that it is a form of forced labour under which a person is compelled to work without receiving any remuneration. Molesworth describes 'begar' as 'labour or service extracted by a govern-ment or person in power without giving remuneration for it'. Wilson's Glossary of Judicial and Revenue Terms gives the following meaning of the word 'begar': 'a forced labourer. One pressed to carry burthens for individuals or the public. Under the old system, when pressed for public service, no pay was given. The begari, through still liable to be pressed for public objects, now receives pay. Forced labour for private service is prohibited.' 'Begar' may therefore be loosely described as labour or service which a person is forced to give without receiving any remuneration for it. That was the me...
Begar and other form of forced labour
Begar and other form of forced labour, have been abolished in India, Constitution of India, Article 23(1)....
Forced labour
Forced labour, where a person provides labour or service to another for remuneration which is less than the minimum wage, the labour or service provided by him clearly falls within the meaning of the words 'forced labour' and attracts the condemnation of Article 23, Sanjit Roy v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1983 SC 328 (332). (Constitution of India, Article 23)It may be physical force which may compel a person to provide labour or service to another or it may be force exerted through a legal provision such as a provision for imprisonment or fine in case the employee fails to provide labour or service or it may even be compulsion arising from hunger and poverty, want and destitution. Any factor which deprives a person of a choice of alternatives and compels him to adopt one particular course of action may properly be regarded as 'force' and if labour or service is compelled as a result of such 'force', it would be 'forced labour'. Where a person provides labour or service to another for rem...
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