Indian police rescue child workers from biscuit factory
Police have rescued 27 children, who were working in a biscuit factory in India. The factory was raided, following a tip that the police received regarding concerns that children may have been laboring in the factory. The biscuit company, Parle Products, has stated that it has regulations against using child labor and intends to investigate the factory- which is run by a different organization. Additionally, the company intends to audit all of its factories that are operated by outside organizations. A child welfare employee has stated that the children were working 12 hours a day in the factory, running machines and preparing biscuit packages.
See "Indian police rescue child workers from biscuit factory", Anuradha Nagaraj, Reuters, June 17, 2019