Six Nepali children rescued from Indian factory
Ramsharan Pudasaini
Six children working at a bag factory in Bangalore in India have been rescued and brought to Hetauda. The rescued children aged eight to 17 years had been working under extremely inhuman conditions. They have been kept at Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN), an NGO.
The six children originally from Rautahat were rescued with the help of Indian NGO Justice and Care. The children were brought to Hetauda on Friday, according to program coordinator of CWIN Jhabindra Gyawali. The rescued children have been identified as Anil Kumar Yadav, 15, of Santapur Dostiya, Istad Hajam, 16, of Rajapur, Saddam Hussein, , of Gaur Municipality-11, Moti Alam, 17, of Jamuniya, Jugan Musalman, 8, of Paurai, and Seraj Musalman, 11, of Rajapur.
The rescued children have related the extreme conditions under which they were forced to work in the Indian factory. According to Anil, Kumar, the factory owner beat them and kept them locked inside a room. He said they were not provided good food and paid a measly Rs 80 a week.
Saddam Hussein, another rescued child labor, said that they had been lured to India by a local. CWIN has been looking for the parents of these children. The case had come to light after Serja´s mother reached Bangalore searching for him.
Published on: 1 July 2013 | Republica
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