Skip to main content

Kailash Satyarthi NGO rescues 12 child workers from high profile Gujarat private varsity

By A Representative 
In a rather grim reflection of the state of child labour in Gujarat, 12 child labourers, most of whom belong to Rajasthan tribal communities, have been rescued from the campus of a high profile private university in Rajkot by a team of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU), Labour Department, Centre for Labour Research and Action, and the Police.
Children pushed into child labour in different kinds of eateries and factories is a norm, but the fact that these children were rescued from a university campus has left everyone shocked, said a BBA release. BBA was founded by Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi,and has been liberating children from child labour since 1980.
The rescued children are in the age group of 13-17 years and were employed in the kitchens of the university and were made to work for 15 to 18 hours every day, claimed BBA. 
The NGO got a tip on its complaint cell about these child labourers working on the campus of the RK University. The BBA team kept in constant touch with the informer who verified the details through photos and videos. Once established, the rescue operation was conducted.
Post-rescue, children alleged that besides being made to work for long hours, they were subjected to physical and mental abuse
Post-rescue, the children alleged that besides being made to work for such long hours, they were also subjected to physical and mental abuse by their managers. To add to their woes, most of them were not even paid a single penny while a few others were paid paltry sum in the name of wages.
“How ironic that the children who should have been students in schools and colleges are instead trafficked and made to work in a university campus. The fact that the temple of education where seeds of knowledge and humanity are sown is soaked with the sweat of child labourers is a grave issue. This reflects how deep-seated and immensely alarming is the plight of such children,” Manish Sharma, director, BBA, said.
Currently, the BBA team is facilitating the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) under relevant sections in the Aji Dam Police Station in Rajkot city. The children will be sent to the Child Care Institution (CCI) after being produced in front of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for immediate care and protection.

Comments

Post a Comment

TRENDING

Can free‑living Indian street dogs teach us about how to care for pet dogs?

By Daniel Ramp, Kapil Vishwas Patwardhan, Rosalie Chapple  We give our pet dogs shelter, veterinary care, affection, training and play. We decide when they eat, where they sleep, when they go outside, who they meet, and how they move through the world.
Post a Comment
»

Grain vs. gasoline: How the global biofuel boom threatens India’s food and water security

By Rajiv Shah  A new report published by the international research and advocacy organization GRAIN has warned that the global resurgence of biofuels is triggering a dangerous dynamic of “more fuel, less food, more land grabs.” Driven by intersecting energy security concerns, geopolitical tensions, and aggressive decarbonization mandates, the expanding agrofuel industry is increasingly pitting corporate energy interests against global food security and indigenous land rights. 
Post a Comment
»

Sikkim governor row: ALIFA asks centre to explain hurried appointment in Ankita Bhandari case

By A Representative   The All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA) on Saturday expressed “immense pain and outrage” that even after four years and a national uproar, justice has not been fully delivered in the Ankita Bhandari murder case and that a ruling party politician facing allegations has been “gifted a high-ranking constitutional office.” In a statement, ALIFA extended “unflinching solidarity” to Ankita’s parents, who it said are “fighting for justice on the streets of Delhi,” and demanded that pending the CBI inquiry and judicial decision, the appointment of BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Sikkim’s Governor be subject to “immediate presidential review.”
Post a Comment
»