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Udupi: Nine child labourers rescued from Malpe port

  •   Fri, Mar 06 2015 06:17:19 PM

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Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (HB)

Udupi, Mar 6: Nine children engaged in picking fish at Malpe fisheries port, were rescued here on Friday March 6. Among the rescued, 4 were boys and 5 were girls.

The children were rescued in a joint operation by the department of labour, district balakarmika yojana sangha, town municipality, department of women and child welfare, department of education, department of social welfare, children protection unit and some other groups and associations. The operation was conducted after the complaints came from locals.

According to the child welfare committee, the rescued girls have been handed over to the department of women and child welfare and the boys have been sent to Vishwasada Mane at Shankarapura.

After detailed discussion with departments and parties concerned, the rescued children will be rehabilitated. A meeting regarding the issue will be held on Saturday March 7. The rescued children belong to 5 - 15 age group. It is said that their parents forcibly sent them to pick fish for their livelihood.

H P Jnanesh, labour officer, Udupi, Prabhakar Achar, district child labour project director, Jeevan Kumar, labour inspector, Diwakar Shetty H, deputy director, department of public instruction, Keshava Koteshwara, chief executive, Spoorthidhama, Kedur, Nagaraj DySP, Suresh Bhat, education organizer, Shivanand APC, Pushpavati CRP, Shivram BRP, Kiranbabu, district children’s protection unit, and MSW students of Milagrese College participated in the rescue operation.
  

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  • Judith L, Mumbai

    Sat, Mar 07 2015

    if people cannot afford to work hard and look after children then they should not have children in the first place there are people who even sell their own children to beggars and child labour for small sum of of money so that with the money they can buy booz

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  • Candle, Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 07 2015

    Labor department has done excellent job. At the rehabilitation center kids are in good hands. Why these children are working is important to know. Some families are depending on daily wages and if any members of the family is sick or by any reason remain absent then the life becomes miserable. Difficulty of meeting the daily end is known only by those people who are gone through it. I am sure no parents would like to send their small children to work if they can manage life. Labor dept should make proper investigation and try to help these downtrodden families by providing aids from the govt. Now a day’s government is helping in many ways, but poorest of the poor is shying away to ask the benefits may be due to illiteracy or inferiority complex. Educated people can do their best by informing the concerned authorities if the problem exists in their locality and help the poor to overcome difficulties.

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  • Darshan, Udupi

    Sat, Mar 07 2015

    good job, hope the rescued kids will get a good life.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Fri, Mar 06 2015

    A good Action to save children .But it doesn't help their Family.why cant this committee help These children Family in some Project or to find parents some Job?of course they would send their children to School when their financial Situation was better.Hope These children can go to their Familys .

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