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Here, there is nothing more ubiquitous than child labour. From hemming salwars at tailor shops, running tea stalls by the roadside and repairing vehicles at automobile centres, children are employed everywhere. However, while the labour department has decided to start a drive to tackle the menace, its officials admit that while some areas will be easy to "clean-up", others may require more than the routine government machinery to get the job done. Labour enforcement officer RL Patel told TOI that carrying out raids in areas like GT Road and Ramghat Road is like a routine exercise, but things get complicated when they penetrate into places like Upar Kot and Shah Jamal. "These are the areas where locks and lock parts are manufactured by families. These households are generally outsourced the job by a bigger industry player. Here, children are also involved in nickel polishing. In the past, whenever our team or task force has ventured into these areas, they have faced massive resistance from the locals. Most of the families here are large, poor and uneducated. It is a socio-economic problem," he said. Labour deputy commissioner Jabeen Ayesha said that resistance shown by locals in different areas is quite distinct. "This is a common thing in all our operations. For instance, we don't face anything close to what we face in Shah Jamal and Upar Kot. These socio-economic problems cannot be single-handedly dealt with the government machinery. We will have to involve social workers, intellectuals and community leaders. We need to first spread awareness among the residents about the importance of education, health and hygiene," she said. One of the labour department officers, who has been part of several raids, said that the size of a family or the number of children also determines the reaction of the people of a locality. "If a family has a single child, it will not put him/her into child labour. But if there are many children, at least a couple of kids will be pushed into the family trade," he said. After a child is rescued from a shop, restaurant or a lock making unit, he/she is taken for a medical test and later handed over to parents or guardians. In case of children who do not have families, the administration sends them to child line centres. Following this, an inquiry is conducted against the employer and necessary action is taken.
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child labour, tailor shops, menace, labour enforcement, GT Road, manufacturing,employment, job, uneducated, community
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