Apex child rights body rescues nine child labourers

September 19th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS  

Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Sep 19 (IANS) Nine child labourers working in a mine were rescued and a case lodged against their employer on the intervention of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), a statement said Monday.

“NCPCR had conducted a two-day visit Sep 15 to Jodhpur and Jaisalmer districts following the receipt of a number of complaints concerning various incidents of child rights violations,” a statement said.

According to the statement, Yogesh Dube and Shaifali Avasthi of the NCPCR said that at least nine children, in the age group of 3-10 years, were employed in a stone crushing mine.

“On the commission’s intervention, an FIR was lodged against the erring mine owner, Raidmal Singh,” it said.

The delegation also visited a few children’s homes to find out the living conditions of the children and those in need of care and protection.

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