Six children rescued from public transport from Lagankhel Bus Park

Setopati

2018-04-20 15:57:32

Six children have been rescued from Lagankhel Bus park Friday under a campaign 'Child Labor-Free Transport-2075 BS' in order to free public transport of child labor. The children were rescued after carrying out monitoring of public vehicles (bus, minibus, microbus, tempo) operating in Kathmandu Valley with collaboration of Central Child Welfare Board, Labor Office, Bagmati, and different bodies working in the sector of child rights. The campaign launched under leadership of Labor Office, Bagmati, Uday Kumar Gupta, carried out monitoring of 155 public vehicles Friday and pasted stickers reading awareness message. The Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Act-2056 has prohibited child labor at public vehicles. The rescued children have been sent to social organizations for their protection and management. The campaign was initiated from April 18.

Published Date: 2018-04-20 15:57:32

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