From road-side eateries, bakeries and catering firms to automobile repair workshops and heavy industrial units, minor children are made to work in appalling conditions, in brazen violation of the child labour act, even as the district labour office continues to play blind towards such illegal activities, for obvious reasons.
The blind eye by the labour wing and “once in a blue moon” raid and cosmetic action by the police has encouraged establishment owners to exploit child labour. Meanwhile, an offense has been registered at the Navghar police station which is conducting further investigations into the case.
