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Activists raid New Delhi factory employing children

2012-06-13 12 Dailymotion

Social activists, with the support of the police, raided a New Delhi factory employing children aged between <br />six and 13.<br /><br />The children, who have been working there for more than a year, have come from other regions of India like West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.<br /><br />Their parents, often poor and living in rural areas, were approached by brokers who promised them their child<br />would be looked after and educated. The brokers also promised their child would send them money. <br /><br />In recent weeks, the state minister for Labour and Employment has reemphasized the government’s commitment to stamp out child labour.<br /><br />The children's testimonies will help the courts prosecute the factory owners.<br /><br />But charities ask, just who is paying the ultimate price for India’s growth.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Sohail Rahman reports from New Delhi

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