Delhi: 25 child labourers rescued by NCPCR, factory sealed

The Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) during his visit seized a factory after finding more than 25 children working as labourers. The Commission has initiated a probe against the factory owner.

Questioning the Delhi Government and especially Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the NCPCR chairperson, Priyank Kanoongo from his official Twitter account wrote, “Delhi, the capital of the country, has become a stronghold of child labour due to the apathy of the state government here.

Under the action taken by the NCPCR, 25 children have been rescued. FIR has been registered after rescuing 25 children in the campaign.

This inaction is actually government protection for child abusers @ArvindKejriwal”

He also shared pictures of the factory and doors being seized by the commission members.

In October 2020, taking note of the rising child labour in Delhi for rag picking at landfills Kanoongo observed that, “The country has laws which make it clear that engagement of children in rag-picking itself is a crime, it is a cognizable offence. The law states if e-waste is disposed of irresponsibly even on a road and if a child picks it up, then it becomes a cognizable offence,”

Taking cognizance of the reports of the involvement of child labour at landfills where e-waste is “irresponsibly” dumped he said, “We are seized of an ASSOCHAM report and other inputs which highlight the problem of exploitation of children in e-waste. The NCPCR had been working on this… to ensure action against offenders,” he said.