16 arrested over violating Child Labor Act-2016 in 2018-19.

SARGODHA -- The labor department has arrested sixteen people in the district over violation of Child Labor Act 2016 during previous financial year and also registered FIRs against them.

The official of Labor department told this scribe here Sunday and added that Rs 9.1 million amount stipends were also distributed among laborers of Factories, Brick Kilns and other registered labor.

During 2018-19, the labor department has also distributed Rs 1 million between the families of two laborers under Death grant while Rs 2.2 million for marriages of 22 girls under marriage grant.

The labor department has awarded total R s 5.91 million's stipends among 187 talented students, he said.

The Inspectors of department...

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