Three minors rescued during raid on Konaseema brick kilns
Three boys were rescued from brick kilns in Andhra Pradesh’s Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district during a labour department raid. Officials said the children would be enrolled in nearby schools and that action would be initiated against kiln owners who employed them.
Three minor boys have been rescued from brick kilns in Andhra Pradesh’s Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, the state Labour Minister Vasamsetti Subhash said. The children were found during raids on three brick kilns in the Aalamuru and Tallapalem areas of the Ramachandrapuram assembly constituency on Friday.
The operation was led by the minister and involved the Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Bulli Rani, Assistant Commissioner of Labour T. Nagalakshmi and representatives of non-governmental organisations working on child labour. In an official release, Subhash said the rescued children would be admitted to nearby schools.
The release did not provide their ages or details about their families. The minister said Labour Department officials had been instructed to initiate action against the owners who employed the minors at the kilns. The source material did not specify the nature of the proposed action, whether any kiln owners had been arrested or whether the rescued children had already been reunited with their families.
The raid forms part of enforcement activity targeting the employment of children in brick-making units. Officials did not provide details about inspections at other kilns in the district. Subhash’s statement said the three boys were found engaged in work at the kilns and would be supported through admission to nearby schools.
Further proceedings against the owners were to be initiated by the Labour Department.
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