41 youngster labourers rescued from toy factories in Azad Market

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In a joint operation by the Delhi police and a few NGOs, 41 youngster labourers have been rescued from toy factories in Delhi’s Azad Market. The operation was launched by Arvind Rana, SDM Kotwali Darya Ganj, Labour division, Bal Vikas Dhara, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) and a police staff late on Tuesday. 

In the operation, 12 factories on Ram Bagh Road in Azad Market have been sealed. FIRs have been registered in opposition to the house owners of the factories in Bara Hindu Rao Police Station. The kids, within the age group of 13-17 years, when rescued had been naked toes and in torn garments.

They had been reportedly made to work from 9 am until midnight on daily basis. Without sufficient meals or perhaps a correct place to sleep, they slept in the identical room as soon as they had been executed with the work post-midnight. The kids belong to Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

 

Once rescued, a preliminary medical examination of every rescued youngster was performed by medical officer, CDMO, Nabi Karim. The kids had been later produced earlier than the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) after which they’ve been shifted to a shelter residence.

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The SDM in his order acknowledged that the employers have violated the availability of Child & Adolescent Labour Act, JJ Act, Bonded Labour System Abolition Act. He ordered the police to register FIRs in opposition to the employers below the Bonded Labour Act, Child Labour Act, JJ Act and Trafficking Act. 

 

This is the second huge rescue operation by the BBA staff within the nationwide capital in lower than 10 days. Last week, 14 youngster labourers had been rescued from Delhi’s Naraina in a raid performed collectively by BBA, SDM Delhi Cantonment, Labour Department and a police staff.


Nilesh Desai
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