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Several schoolhouse children, aged 12 to 14 from districts specified arsenic Kannauj successful Uttar Pradesh, person been employed arsenic labourers, selling assorted products successful nationalist spaces, including Marina Beach, of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC).
One of the kid labourers who had reportedly dropped retired of Class VII successful a schoolhouse successful Kannauj said helium earns ₹7000 per month, selling fabric candy. “My proprietor has acceptable a people of ₹1600 income a day. I person to merchantability 80 packets of fabric candy each day. My proprietor has assured maine that helium volition instrumentality maine location during Holi. I privation to prosecute my studies again,” helium said.
The 12-year-old lad claimed that helium and his friends from Uttar Pradesh were selling fabric candies connected the Marina formation under the supervision of an “owner” from the aforesaid State, who has a gathering successful Pallavaram.
On Wednesday, the kid was running a temperature, and Chennai Corporation’s lifeguards helped him by advising his employer to springiness him remainder and supply aesculapian assistance. However, the kid refused to leave, pointing to income targets.
Another kid from the aforesaid State said helium was connected the rolls of Class VIII successful a schoolhouse successful Kannauj district, and was expecting to spell home during Holi. The children refused to divulge details astir their parents.
Corporation’s lifeguards astatine the Marina Beach said the fig of specified children from Uttar Pradesh is increasing, and has been estimated astatine 20.
Officials from Samagra Shiksha of Chennai District said they volition coordinate with the Chennai Corporation officials to place specified children connected the beaches and rescue them. GCC, Chennai Collectorate, School Education and Samagra Shiksha officials volition hint the students and coordinate with Uttar Pradesh officials and Kannauj District officials to rescue the children and facilitate schoolhouse education.
“In summation to rescuing children beneath the property of 14, the State authorities departments volition besides assistance those children supra the property of 14 and facilitate schoolhouse acquisition for them. We volition supply hostel installation for specified children successful Tamil Nadu and springiness them schoolhouse education. We volition instrumentality enactment against those liable for kid labour,” said an authoritative of Samagra Shiksha.
