Gujarat: 51 baby labourers rescued from a warehouse in Khedbrhma

New Delhi: In a joint operation, the Gujarat Labour and Employment Department and NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan rescued 51 youngsters from seeds warehouse in Khedbrhma.
The rescue group comprised of Labour division officers, CID crime (ladies and baby cell) and Bachpan Bachao Aandolan NGO.
“Better coordination of child labour taskforce shows results that 51 child and adolescent labours are rescued from in Khedbhrama. FIRs are registered against people employing children. We are also confident that our actions will deter people from employing children,” Vipul Mittra, Additional Chief Secretary, Labour and Employment dept stated.
The accused have been booked beneath Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 and Juvenile Justice Act.
“The state government wants to end the practice of child labour and has taken it up. Child labour is not acceptable, and it is our collective responsibility to stop it,” Vipul Mittra stated.