Nine children, who were make to work as child labour, were rescued in an inspection conducted by the Labour Department and Childline workers from a jewellery manufacturing unit at Kammath Lane in Kozhikode on Tuesday.
The children, all from North Indian States, are of the age group 12 to 16 and have been working at the unit for a period of 3 months to one year. They have been shifted to Children’s Home under the aegis of the Child Welfare Committee. The Town Police has registered a case against P.P. Mohammed Haji, who runs the jewellery unit.