Over 70 Badin labourers freed from private jail in Punjab

Over 70 Badin labourers freed from private jail in Punjab

More than 70 labourers — including women and children from Badin — were allegedly held captive in a private jail by a landlord in Faisalabad's Farooqabad area, after being lured in with promises of agricultural work. The labourers had travelled to Faisalabad for seasonal jobs such as rice planting and maize harvesting. However, upon demanding their due wages, they were reportedly denied payment by the landlord, who claimed he had already disburs…