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Child workers rescued in Coimbatore

By Our Staff Reporter

COIMBATORE, MARCH 12 . As many as 44 child workers were rescued from different parts of the city today in raids conducted jointly by the Kovai Child Labour Abolition Support Society (CLASS) and the district administration.

Following complaints about employment of children in eateries, shops, industrial units and automobile workshops, the Collector, N. Muruganandam, ordered a crackdown and constituted special teams. The teams conducted checks at Gandhipuram, Gandhipark, Ukkadam, Town Hall, Sullivan Street and the Avinashi Road flyover area.

The rescued children were immediately brought in the evening to the Collector's Camp Office.

The Collector, who interacted with the children, directed the officials of the Labour Department and the Inspectorate of Factories to initiate legal action against the employers.

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