BBA has been at the forefront in the fight against slavery, forced labour and bonded labour through direct actions leading to the rescue of over 82,800 children and the withdrawal of over 200,000 bonded and child laborers (rescue vs withdrawal).
BBA has led the demand for policy changes and for the enforcement of various anti-trafficking legislations in India. Trafficking was first defined by the Supreme Court of India in a case filed by BBA on 18th April 2011, following which the government of India ratified the Palermo Protocol on 10th May 2011. BBA’s specific submissions before the Justice Verma Committee were accepted in toto and are reflected in Sections 370 and 370 A of the Indian Penal Code. They were also incorporated into the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance 2013.
The request made by BBA was also accepted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs and the anti-trafficking laws, with stringent punishment under sections 370 and 370A, were retained by the Parliament of India with minor modifications.
BBA has also assisted the Government of India in formulating the Standard Operating Procedure for Investigating the Crime of Trafficking for Forced Labour. The Ministry of Home Affair used BBA’s Raid and Rescue Policies for this purpose.