NHRC issues advisories to Centre on issues of mental health, bonded labourers, migrants ANI | Updated: Jun 01, 2021 23:02 IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued three more advisories to the Centre, States and Union Territories (UT) administrations calling for specific action within four weeks on the issues of mental health, bonded labourers and migrant informal sector workers, in view of the adverse impact of Covid-19 pandemic.
The Commission, in a letter through its Secretary-General, Bimbadhar Pradhan to the Secretaries of Union Ministries of Health and Family Welfare, Labour & Unemployment, Women & Child Welfare, Chief Secretaries of States and Administrators of Union Territories, has asked for the implementation of its recommendations in the Advisories and the action taken report within four weeks.
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