Hyderabad Child Labour

As many as 26 children hailing from West Bengal and Jharkhand, who were being brought to Hyderabad allegedly to work as labourers were rescued and eight "traffickers" were arrested at the Secunderabad Railway Station here, the Telangana Police said.

Four people were arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly trafficking and engaging 26 child labourers, including eight girls, from six states in different workshops, police said on Wednesday.

A local court in Hyderabad sentenced two bangle businessmen hailing from Bihar to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for trafficking minor boys.

As many as 17 child labourers, all hailing from Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand states have been rescued at Secunderabad Railway station here, officials said today.

Hyderabad: A 13-year-old girl, confined as a domestic worker at an ex-government official’s home, was rescued from Hyderabad on Monday. While the Telangana Labour Department officials were reportedly busy with May Day celebrations, the local police, child rights activists and Childline staff came together to free the girl from a retired governmen...

By Roli Srivastava Mumbai: Nearly 200 child workers, some as young as eight, were rescued from bangle factories in Hyderabad over the last week, as part of a crackdown that will continue until the end of the month, police said on Tuesday. Most children rescued were aged between 8 and 14 and came from Bihar, Bengal and Assam, said officials who are ...

By Anuradha Nagaraj Chennai:  Police rescued nearly 200 children, most of them under the age of 14, who had been found working in a brick kiln in Telangana in one of the biggest operations in the region, officials said on Wednesday. The children were rescued from a brick kiln in Yadadiri district, 40 kilometres from Hyderabad, as part of “Operat...

As many as 170 child labourers working in brick kilns in Yadadri district were on Wednesday rescued by Rachakonda police.

At least 63 children belonging to Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Jharkhand have been rescued from a food products manufacturing unit in Mailardevpally area of Hyderabad.

As many as 39 child labourers were rescued from small factories here today and ten persons were booked for allegedly employing them, police said.

Over 50 children from Bihar working in bangle-making units in Talab Katta area of the old city in Hyderabad have been rescued by police.

Despite a major crackdown by authorities on child labour, the supply of children from most vulnerable states continues in Hyderabad, 94 youngsters were rescued from a train by the Railways Police today.

Within hours of a teenager being rescued with multiple injuries from the home of her father in Hyderabad, came the case of an 11-year-old child forced to work as a domestic help. NDTV's team was part of the rescue operation on Wednesday.

As many as 22 child labourers, most of them hailing from Gaya district of Bihar and pushed to work in hazardous industries here have been rescued, police said today.

'Hyderabadi bangle's fame, now a circle of shame'. These are on the lines on which activists are planning a campaign to increase consumer awareness about the use of child labour in the making of Hyderabad's famous lac bangles.

As many as 26 children hailing from West Bengal and Jharkhand, who were being brought to Hyderabad allegedly to work as labourers were rescued and eight "traffickers" were arrested at the Secunderabad Railway Station here, the Telangana Police said.

Four people were arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly trafficking and engaging 26 child labourers, including eight girls, from six states in different workshops, police said on Wednesday.

A local court in Hyderabad sentenced two bangle businessmen hailing from Bihar to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for trafficking minor boys.

As many as 17 child labourers, all hailing from Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand states have been rescued at Secunderabad Railway station here, officials said today.

Hyderabad: A 13-year-old girl, confined as a domestic worker at an ex-government official’s home, was rescued from Hyderabad on Monday. While the Telangana Labour Department officials were reportedly busy with May Day celebrations, the local police, child rights activists and Childline staff came together to free the girl from a retired governmen...

By Roli Srivastava Mumbai: Nearly 200 child workers, some as young as eight, were rescued from bangle factories in Hyderabad over the last week, as part of a crackdown that will continue until the end of the month, police said on Tuesday. Most children rescued were aged between 8 and 14 and came from Bihar, Bengal and Assam, said officials who are ...

By Anuradha Nagaraj Chennai:  Police rescued nearly 200 children, most of them under the age of 14, who had been found working in a brick kiln in Telangana in one of the biggest operations in the region, officials said on Wednesday. The children were rescued from a brick kiln in Yadadiri district, 40 kilometres from Hyderabad, as part of “Operat...

As many as 170 child labourers working in brick kilns in Yadadri district were on Wednesday rescued by Rachakonda police.

At least 63 children belonging to Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Jharkhand have been rescued from a food products manufacturing unit in Mailardevpally area of Hyderabad.

As many as 39 child labourers were rescued from small factories here today and ten persons were booked for allegedly employing them, police said.

Over 50 children from Bihar working in bangle-making units in Talab Katta area of the old city in Hyderabad have been rescued by police.

Despite a major crackdown by authorities on child labour, the supply of children from most vulnerable states continues in Hyderabad, 94 youngsters were rescued from a train by the Railways Police today.

Within hours of a teenager being rescued with multiple injuries from the home of her father in Hyderabad, came the case of an 11-year-old child forced to work as a domestic help. NDTV's team was part of the rescue operation on Wednesday.

As many as 22 child labourers, most of them hailing from Gaya district of Bihar and pushed to work in hazardous industries here have been rescued, police said today.

'Hyderabadi bangle's fame, now a circle of shame'. These are on the lines on which activists are planning a campaign to increase consumer awareness about the use of child labour in the making of Hyderabad's famous lac bangles.