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Mangalore: Child labour - DC orders inspection of houses, apartments

  •   Sat, Mar 09 2013 07:47:18 AM

Mangalore: Child labour - DC orders inspection of houses, apartments

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Mar 9: Stepping up efforts to curb child labour in the city, the deputy commissioner N Prakash has ordered inspection of houses and apartments with immediate effect.

As per the orders, inspectors designated with the task of curbing child labour will carry out inspections in houses and apartments across the city.

Following complaints from some NGOs, the DC has instructed the officials to inspect the houses and apartments to verify the ages of young labourers who are hired for work, as per the guidelines under the labour law.

DC has appealed to the public to cooperate during the inspections.
  

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  • Stany D'sa, Mangalore/Dubai

    Sun, Mar 10 2013

    Child labour is a major concern all over the world. There are hundreds of kids working in the houses and these children must be rescued. D.C. must see that these children are sent to proper rehabilitation center and nursed there. Thanks to D.C. for his bold move.No one has right to enforce child labour and it is a offence.

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  • a, mangalore

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    orders are issued namesake ... the dc s vehcile must be passing by milagris traffic signal at least a hundred times a week and then too he cannot see small kids begging and crppled boy being carried by another boy to beg ,... is he supposed to tackle only child labour and not child beggars ,,,,,and also the cops looks like all government officials who pass by this signal go blind at this particular point ... don t be blind bats wake up and tackle something close and yes do tackle somthing far away as well ,,,, charity first begins a home

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  • simple, Bangalore

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    Many of the children rescued will be put in Govt. sponsored rehabilitation centres where management is very poor and these children are exploited and not the other way around.
    I find C.K.Daynanda's views are good.
    If the money Govt. had to spend on these poor children had reached them, they would not have gone to work or begging. When the authorities themselves are at fault why they want to restrict these poor people from earning their livelihood.

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  • M Almedia, Mumbai

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    C K Dayananda, 100% I agree with you, cause even I worked as a child, and supported my siblings, as we lost our father when I was only 12yrs, I was working and studying, all got educated and today we all are well placed and rich, and we understand others pain. Always when I read similar article its shakes me and I think people don't understand by taking away their jobs, they will starve and not get educated but will turn out to be something else, so if anybody dosen't want child labour first think of helping them and then slowly wipeout child labour. If we would not work there would'nt be food in the house.

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  • essell, mangalore

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    I agree with mr Gerald, just to remind a case here 3 years back the child welfare committee attacked a house with the media, due to ego problem they did not allow the girl to work though she was 17. she was illiterate, but was undergoing basic training in the house she was working. As soon the girl was sent back she people got her married. Is government thinking of rehabilitating them?

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  • Shridhar, Mangalore, Muscat

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    @ C K DAYANANDA, MANGALURU, Do you keep any child labour at your home???.. If you have school going children to which hotel are you intending to send them for works, since you think that if they do child labour they can become big personalities in the future...

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  • JR,

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    CHILD LABOUR BEING OFFENCE AND DEPRIVES BASIC EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, CONCERNED DEPT. SHOULD APPLY SURPRISE VISITS AND BEFORE THAT ADMINISTRATION SHOULD ENSURE 100% BASIC EDUCATION WHICH CAN NOT BE DENIED BY ANY PARENT TO THEIR CHILDREN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES AND PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH LAPSE SINCE THE BASIC EDUCATION IS GUARANTEED BY THE GOVT. WHENEVER THE PARENTS ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO GIVE EDUCATION.

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  • C K DAYANANDA, MANGALURU

    Sat, Mar 09 2013


    The Govt. is interfering unnecessarily and disturbing the social set-up.

    Even the child has the right to work and earn money.

    Some children are not good at studies and they want to support their family.

    Even the school going children can earn money by working in hotels and as paperboys to support their education.

    In fact, children who work and earn money knows the value of money and become responsible citizens.

    There are many successful personalities who have laboured during their childhood.

    If you restrict child labours, they may even become beggars.

    In stead of restricting child labours, the Govt. should give work to child beggars so that they are rehabilitated.

    The Govt. should only ensure that the children do not work in hazardous jobs.

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  • Ramesh, mangalore

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    kindly provide food shelther n clothing to the kids who re made to beg in our country , esp in mangalore its distressing make sure they r rehabiltated but not forgotten , if possible give the parents a sall time job...
    please provide a vehicle for special kids n their parents to take them for treatment n school .. if any philanthrophist can come forward to donate a mii bus n drivers n attendents fees.. may be some mother of diabled child can be made attendedent.. the rich always have minor kids working for them check the industries...
    without verification dont allow anyone , DC sir kindly post the pics of officers on media so we know ..

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  • rizwan, Dubai/Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    VERY WELL SAID MR. LAWRENCE, INDIA. I AGREE WITH YOU 100% ... DC DOES NOT HAVE THE GUTS TO STOP THE HARASSMENT OF MORAL POLICING AND ONLY AFTER IMPOSE ADDITIONAL RULES FOR PUBLIC !!!

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    Please check all the villas and apartments un-biased. Don't target one community alone.

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  • Lawrence, India

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    The authorities should carry out inspection for possible child labour violation only on written complaint not randam inspection.

    It is like ordering the police to knocking on every door every other day for possible illegal substance.

    Most households have uneducated girl domestic help and they are vulnerable for intorogation and harrassment, especially when the man of the house is out to work. It is too much government involvement in private life. We are already restricted to what you can eat, with whom you can eat, what you can wear, how you can wear,with whom you can marry, how many children you can have, etc., etc. Where is the personal liberty and persuit of happiness?

    Why don't you guys complaint to DC about the scrap picking children to rehabilitate them.

    I will instruct my household not to open the door for anyone, even for DC, unless they have a warrant from the court.

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  • Colin Martis,

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    DC should publish the names & photographs of the inspectors, so that public cooperates and also to avoid untoward incidents.

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  • HAMEED NAAZ, PANEMANGALORE/SPAIN

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    Mr.Thomas you are 100% correct here you stated exactly what is in my mind because as you said in your comments even my daughter missed her school bus because of sweeping class room after her classes.Several time I went ask the school management but my daughter never let me to do because she said that they will take revenge on her,it is really horrible.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumbai

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    What happened to the Karnataka Government Official caught hiring a child servant at his home.......

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  • prem, mangalore

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    dear all carefull, donot allow anybody without proper verification of identity. now robbers and thieves got easy way to get in to the house.

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  • GERALD, Modankap

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    MR.ROSHAN PEOPLE ARE AFFRAID TO SPEAK WITH GOVERNMENT SERVANTS I MEAN TAX PAYERS SERVANTS !!! WHY WE HAVE TO AFFRAID ABOUT THEM !!!

    AS THESE BOTH PARTIES ARE FORGET THEIR RIGHTS !!

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  • Roshan Braganza, Mumbai

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    @ Gerald , Indian constitution treats citizens as supreme and we have laws for that. If anyone finds this ordinance by DC offensive and intrusion to privacy. One can file petition in court as public ineterest citing valid reason . Rememebr even DC is public servant , i mean our servant.

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  • IRFAN, MANGALORE

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    if ur own officials with child labour then who is investigating the apartment,pls

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  • GERALD, Modankap

    Sat, Mar 09 2013



    WITHOUT PROPER IDENTIFICATION DONT ENTERTAIN ANYONE IN YOUR APARTMENT !! CITIZENS YOU SHOULD KNOW THEIR RIGHTS !!!

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  • sudeep, Kankanady

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    I agree with you Mr. Thomas. These school teachers and management are worst than the child labour employers. School students are made to sweep the class rooms and do personal works of the teachers for free and with loads of scoldings and punishments. Action should be taken against such shameless people and penalty should be harsher than what is given to child labours. Atleast child labours are paid whereas school students are not paid.

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  • VIVIAN JOHN VEIGAS, ADKABARE/BAJPE=574142

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    This is the late wake up call by D C of mangalore....

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  • sudeep, Kankanady

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    I agree with you Mr. Thomas. These school management and teachers are worst than those who employ child labours. Atleast child labours get paid for their work. But school students are made to work for free. A law should be made to take action action such people and punishment to the teachers and management should be harsher than the one given to employer of child labour.

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  • M H Rashid, saudi arabia

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    Please eradicate the root cause for child labour which is POVERTY.These children do domestic work and support their family and the government instead of uplifting poor, want to snatch away the little income they get to survive.

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  • Roshan Braganza, Mumbai

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    For domestic work 14 plus girls or boys are legal. For heavy industries its 18. Populism is very irritating but it may flush out child victims. But rehabilitation is crucial. Heavy industries special chemical , queries , mines are more prone to abuse . Eg: Sivakashi light works , where thousands of child labours mess with their health moulding cyanide mixtures and lethal gasses. .

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  • Juliet Mascarenhas, Bejai/Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    Doors opened to the Robers to enter the houses and apartments in the name of Inspection.Public beware do not entertain such Inspectors unless they produce proper identification.

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  • thomas, mangalore

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    respected sir,good move. we salute u and support u. meanwhile could u pls check in schools. no doubts they r giving education to our children. but they are giving sweeping to duty to small children. even after the class hours, they must clean the class room and runn away for bus or school trip auto/van. sir, this is horrible.u may kwong all these children are under 14. but school authorities collecting huge fee and giving sweeping duties to children. that too after the class hours.some girl studens alone sholuld go back after the cleaning. duties. sir pls STOP it. let them give gardening or any suitable job within the class hours.sir, why i got ur niotice bcause u can only order. if v quote this in PT meeting, they wl take revenge on our child.if u r not sure, pls visit any english/kannada medium school, after the bell. sorry to bother my views. good day

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  • stanly , pakshikere

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    thank you very much DC sir. this is a very good job.God bless u

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  • mmadyar, mlr

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    1st check the officers house....

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  • James Peter DSouza, Mulky/Abu Dhabi

    Sat, Mar 09 2013

    What about Restaurants and Hotels?

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