Nepalgunj, Jan. 5 : Bonded labourers who were exploited for years seem to be benefitting from programmes conducted for them by various governmental and non-governmental organisations. Their conscientious is being raised and their outlook improved.

Radhe Krishna, 35, a resident of Basanta village in Dhidhor VDC ward No. 5, Bardiya district is a good example of this.

With a three-month carpentry training under the bonded labourer skill development training programme in 2052/53 B.S. behind him, he is not only self-reliant but also able to start impart training to other bonded labourers.

He left the home where his father served as a bonded labourer, in search of employment.

He was appointed a trainer with a remuneration of Rs. 4,500 per month under the land reform office, Banke and has already imparted training in carpentry for a group.

He came to know about the relation of bonded labour with the landlord at the early age of seven and he used to work hard in order to free himself from a life of labour bondage with its excessive work load, he told RSS.

He had freed his father and fellow bonded labourer in 2053 bs after paying a loan of Rs. 4,000 to the landlord. The father is currently working as a guard in same village for which he get 16 quintals of paddy annually.

His younger brother Balkrishan Chaudhari, the last bonded labourer in his family, has also been freed and has been working at a farm as a share-cropper, he says.