HAILAKANDI, June 17 - In a special drive carried out in municipal and rural areas, five minor children were rescued from bonded labour in Hailakandi district.
The child labourers, who were rescued by a team consisting of Labour Department DCPO, CWC, Child Line and police personnel, were engaged in various establishments.
Meanwhile, the police filed cases against the offenders for engaging minor children in their establishments.
�Stringent punitive action will be initiated against the offenders under the provisions of Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation Act) and the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act,� said a police official.
HAILAKANDI, June 17 - In a special drive carried out in municipal and rural areas, five minor children were rescued from bonded labour in Hailakandi district.
The child labourers, who were rescued by a team consisting of Labour Department DCPO, CWC, Child Line and police personnel, were engaged in various establishments.
Meanwhile, the police filed cases against the offenders for engaging minor children in their establishments.
�Stringent punitive action will be initiated against the offenders under the provisions of Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation Act) and the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act,� said a police official.
