Noida Police rescues 15 children engaged in work in the city

New Delhi, June 8

In a child labour eradication campaign, the Noida police rescued 15 children who were engaged in work at eateries, furniture shops, hotels etc in the city. 

The campaign was led by the Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the police department in coordination with NGOs Sahyog (Care For You) and Young India.

The police informed that during the campaign, a total of 15 children who were found engaged in child labour in hotels, dhabas, furniture shops and other places in Sector 49, Baraula, Sector 76 area of Noida were rescued.

The families of all the rescued children were explained that they should not spoil the lives of their children by making them do such work and were encouraged to get them educated, police added. 

The police and associated organisations also committed to providing free education to the rescued children, aiming to help them become responsible citizens.

In a similar campaign, the Noida Police had rescued 14 children on June 1.

Child labour in India is primarily prohibited under the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986. In addition, Uttar Pradesh has enacted its own laws and regulations to prohibit child labour like the UP Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 which works in conjunction with the central legislation to address the issue of child labour within the state.