Una, June 24 - Making child labour is a legal offense. If anyone is caught making child labour, he can be fined fifty thousand rupees and imprisoned for six months under the Child and Adolescent Labor Act 1986. Giving this information, Deputy Commissioner Jatin Lal said that to stop child labour, an awareness campaign is being run by the district administration from June 1 to June 30, 2024. He said that child labor is a curse and it is the responsibility of all of us to end it.
The Deputy Commissioner said that if any child below the age of 18 is found working at tea shops, dhabas, hotels, junk shops, brick kilns, factories, liquor shops and construction sites, then information about it can be given on District Labor Officer Sohan Lal's mobile number 70184-54745, District Child Protection Officer Kamaldeep Singh's mobile number 94184-76685 and Protection Officer Abhimanyu Kapoor's mobile number 98053-56133. He said that with this step, along with rehabilitating the children by freeing them from child labor, children can also be freed from this social curse.
He said that to stop child labour, the general public as well as businessmen are requested to cooperate with the district administration. He said that this will be a huge contribution towards the society in stopping child labour.