Continuing its drive to eliminatechild labor menace from the district, a labor task force of administration onthe directive of Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Ghanshyam Thori onTuesdayevening rescued four child laborers including from a Rubber Industry inSurgical Complex, located at Jalandhar-Kapurthala road.
Acting on a complaint from anNGO, a team headed by District Program Officer Gurminder Singh Randhawaaccompanied by police force reached the factory Preet Rubber Industry, LeatherComplex on Jalandhar-Kapurthala road.
Disclosing the details, DPOGurminder Singh Randhawa said that a total of four children were rescued fromthe unit. He said that after the medicalexamination the rescued children were produced before the Child WelfareCommittee adding the committee handed over one of the rescued children to hisparents as his age was above than the requisite age prescribed under the Act.
He further added that one childwas sent to Pingla Ghar while two others have been shifted to Rajpuraprotection home. The DPO said that police department was taking legal actionagainst the erring people for inducting child labor in their firm.
Prominent among present duringthe raid included LPO Sandeep Singh, CPO Harneet Kaur, SHO Basti Bawa KhelPolice Station Gagandeep Singh Sekhon, Deputy Director Factory SukhminderSingh, Labour Enforcement Officer Chandan Gill, and others.