Collector Sagili Shanmohan said that it is the responsibility of all sections of society to do away with child labour.
The Collector flagged off a rally in the town on the occasion of World Anti-Child Labour Day at Gandhi Bomma Circle on Monday, along with District Legal Services Authority secretary I. Karuna Kumar and Assistant Commissioner of Labour Omkar Rao. to mark the World Anti-Child Labor Day.
Speaking on the occasion, the Collector said that World Anti-Child Labour Day is celebrated on June 12 every year. “It is our responsibility to make the district one hundred per cent free of child labour and it is our duty to raise awareness against the menace. It is illegal to employ children under the age of 14,” he said.
