In episode 29 of Hamara Samvidhan, The Wire discusses Article 23 of the Indian constitution.
Article 23 reads:
Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour
(1) Traffic in human beings and begar and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law.
(2) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from imposing compulsory service for public purposes, and in imposing such service the State shall not make any discrimination on grounds only of religion, race, caste or class or any of them.
Do you know that according to Article 23, it is unconstitutional to force any person to work, or not to pay minimum income, or to traffic human beings?
In this video, advocate Avani Bansal explains what Article 23 says, analyses different judgments of the Supreme Court and what the constitution says on trafficking and forced labour.
