Two children released from a shop in Vadodara by office of labour commissioner

Complaint against two for child labour

Two children have been released from the Jain Kachoriwala shop on Nava Bazar Road in Vadodara city by the office of the Labour Commissioner. And complaint has been filed with the city police against the shop owner for child labour and economic exploitation. Police had initiated legal action against two persons in the matter.

R.S. Gamit Labor Officer at the office of the Deputy Labour Commissioner at Narmada Bhavan and his team went to check hotels, shops and other commercial establishments and areas. During the drive two children were found working in a shop of Jain Kachori Wala on Nava Bazar Road near Rokadnath police station. During the interrogation, it was found out that both the children were aged 13 and 16 as well as residents of Uttar Pradesh.

The team took legal action against shop owners Madhuben Dineshchandra Prajapati and Mangilal Hakimsinh Kushwaha for keeping the child laborers for cleaning, cooking, picking vegetables in the shop. Both the boys was sent to the Bal Gokulam home in Bhutdizampa. Notice was given to them as another child appeared to be an adult.