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667 child labourers rescued in Punjab

Friday, July 1, 2011, 0:00 [IST]

Chandigarh, Jul 1: The Punjab government on Thursday said that over 667 child labourers were rescued last week by labour department during raids at several centres across the state.

The raids were conducted at 6,166 centres between June 12 and June 18 during the Child Labour Eradication Week observed in the state, state labour minister Arunesh Shakir said.

A fine of Rs 20,000 each was also slapped on 608 offenders, he said. Of the rescued children, maximum 175 were rescued from Ludhiana, the minister said.

PTI

Topics: child labour, punjab, chandigarh

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Saurabh Singh 04 May 2012 02:12 pm

A great job done by labour department of Punjab. I congratulate them on this achievement. Recently NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan also conducted raid and rescue operation in Punjab rescuing many kids. Bachpan Bachao Andolan has been conducting raid and rescue operations throughout the country for a very long time. I hope the efforts of NGOs like Bachpan Bachao Andolan will eliminate child labour from India in the years to come.