<p>The Commission, assisted by the Labour department and Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike’s food inspectors, raided the premises run by a person identified as Stephen, 35, who produced sweets under the name of AJ Food Products in a storeroom in Gottigere, off Bannerghatta Road. <br /><br />A spokesperson for the Commission said the food items were produced in unhygienic conditions and the children were forced to work under extremely harsh conditions through day and night.<br /><br />At 12 noon on Friday, the Commission raided the place and found that the children lived in a small room above the work space along with Stephen and his family. <br /><br />The children are from Tamil Nadu and their parents visited frequently to collect the children’s wages. <br /><br />The seven boys – Raja Dorai, Sharath Kumar, Satish, Prakash, Balakrishna, Balan and Kumaran –– have been handed over to the Labour department and will be sent back to their homes. <br /><br />A case has been booked by the Labour department under the Juvenile Justice Act and the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act. The Hulimavu police have also registered a case.<br /><br />Even though all the six children were from Tamil Nadu, SHRC officials said there was no indication of this being a racket where children were being supplied from neighbouring states to work in Bangalore.<br /><br />Welder falls to death<br /><br />A 20-year-old man fell to his death from the 19th floor of an apartment complex in Electronics City on Friday.<br /><br />Ravi, a welder by profession, was working at Ajmira Apartments when the accident occurred. <br /><br />Electronics City police said the building was under construction and Ravi slipped and fell to his death.</p>
<p>The Commission, assisted by the Labour department and Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike’s food inspectors, raided the premises run by a person identified as Stephen, 35, who produced sweets under the name of AJ Food Products in a storeroom in Gottigere, off Bannerghatta Road. <br /><br />A spokesperson for the Commission said the food items were produced in unhygienic conditions and the children were forced to work under extremely harsh conditions through day and night.<br /><br />At 12 noon on Friday, the Commission raided the place and found that the children lived in a small room above the work space along with Stephen and his family. <br /><br />The children are from Tamil Nadu and their parents visited frequently to collect the children’s wages. <br /><br />The seven boys – Raja Dorai, Sharath Kumar, Satish, Prakash, Balakrishna, Balan and Kumaran –– have been handed over to the Labour department and will be sent back to their homes. <br /><br />A case has been booked by the Labour department under the Juvenile Justice Act and the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act. The Hulimavu police have also registered a case.<br /><br />Even though all the six children were from Tamil Nadu, SHRC officials said there was no indication of this being a racket where children were being supplied from neighbouring states to work in Bangalore.<br /><br />Welder falls to death<br /><br />A 20-year-old man fell to his death from the 19th floor of an apartment complex in Electronics City on Friday.<br /><br />Ravi, a welder by profession, was working at Ajmira Apartments when the accident occurred. <br /><br />Electronics City police said the building was under construction and Ravi slipped and fell to his death.</p>
