Who we are

Know more about SAANS

About Saans

Founded in 2020, Shramik Adhikar Aur Nyay Sangathan (SAANS) is a Chhattisgarh-based NGO that fights to end the abuse of poor sections of rural society. With emphasis on labour rights and free access to education, we educate youth to be leaders. SAANS runs three education centres in Chattisgarh’s Mahasamund, Baloda Bazar and Janjgir-Champa districts. We organise workshops to raise awareness among marginalised groups about their rights as labourers. SAANS is directly involved in rescue and rehabilitation of exploited migrant labourers. Here, we give the voices of exploited labourers the platform it deserves. 

Our Story

We began our journey in 2020 for the common cause of eliminating human trafficking. Our experiences as survivors, and those of others, inspired us to unite and fight for a better society. Many rural Indian workers toil in brutal workplaces without legal aid and safety precautions. Employers promise better wage and employment and take them away, only to leave them in poverty. A free existence for all became our rallying point. With our limited resources, we began to help labourers escape violent conditions, organised awareness camps and set up education centres. Now, SAANS is an actively growing collective with a strong team that helps poor labourers and their families live a better life. 

Read our story →

Our Impact

SAANS has rescued 66 labourers from violence since 2020, including 26 women, 30 men and 10 children who were trafficked from Chhattisgarh to Jharkhand, Karnataka and Telangana. We aim to change more lives in the future. Here's a snapshot of the work we have done.

Our Goals:

We strive to create a society where labourers are treated with respect. Our goal is to remove exploitation from workplaces. The tasks we undertake are motivated by the goals listed below:

• Respect for labourers 
• Respect for women
• Quality education for the children of migrant labourers
• Eradication of human trafficking
• Violence-free society.
• Job opportunities and Social Development.
• Transformation through youth leadership