Six booked for child labour regulations violations

LALAMUSA: Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Afzal Hayat Tarar said cases have been registered against six accused over child labour act violation last month.

Addressing a meeting of District Vigilance Committee for Labor, he said challans of 73 accused were sent to the competent count for paying less to employees than the fixed wage. He said so far, 345 social security cards have been issued to workers in the district.

He said labour, health, NADRA, Social Security Department would set up joint campuses at the beginning of the season for the welfare of the workers and cases would be registered against those who do not pay the wages fixed by the Punjab government.

He said last month 42 inspections were conducted. He directed the authorities concerned to establish special camps to vaccinate laborers against COVID-19 and special attention should be paid to the issuance of social security cards.

DSP Legal Akhtar Gondal, CEO Education Chaudhry Aurangzeb, Deputy Director Social Welfare Muhammad Zubair, DO Population Welfare Hassan Khalid Warraich, Deputy Director Labor Shafqat Munir, President Brick Kiln Association Chaudhry Riaz Ahmed Warraich, Police and Social Security representatives were also present on the occasion.