Home ministry warns landlords

December 4, 2001
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The Home Ministry issued a notice Tuesday urging all the landlords not to force their tenant farmers to take up household chores stating that it was in contravention with the Civil Code and the Bonded Labour (Prohibitory) Act-2058 BS.

It has warned the landlords not to involve their farmer tenants in work such as washing utensils, building houses, grazing cattle and so on. The Ministry has also warned that anybody violating the notice would be punished according to the prevailing law.