Five child labourers rescued from bag making unit

SURAT: Five child labourers employed in the luggage bag manufacturing unit in Sagrampura were rescued by the teams of district child labour task force, labour department, anti-human trafficking cell and the city police on Wednesday.
Official sources said the task force team had received information about the bag manufacturing units employing child labourers.One child labourer was below 14 years of age and other four were adolescents.
Talking to TOI, assistant labour commissioner, Ashish Gandhi said, “The children were paid Rs 6,000 per month and they were made to work 12 hours a day. All children are hailing from Bihar. The rescued children have been handed over to the Children home in Katargam.”
Sources said that the unit is owned by Naresh Chintan Rana. The children were given the work of fitting zips and belts and other works including leather cutting etc. They were made to work in the unit for 12 hours from 9am to 10pm and that they were given accomodation in the unit itself.