The Commission has asked the Chief Secretary, Delhi Government for a factual report on 55 child labourers who were rescued from embroidery units in South Delhi. Taking suo-motu cognizance of the news reports, which appeared on 9 January 2006, and said that these children belonging to Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh were rescued by the authorities during raids with the assistance of Bonded Labour Liberation Front Activists.
The Commission, after observing the contents of the report, said if found true it raises the issue of bonded Child Labour, which is worst affront to human dignity and constitutes an offence under the Bonded Labour Act. Taking note that the children were lodged at the Ashraya Kendra in the capital, the Commission further said that the matter could not be stopped at mere lodging the rescued children in the Kendra. The Commission said that the news reports should be sent to Chief Secretary, Delhi Government, Commissioner of Police, Delhi, Labour Secretary, Delhi Government, for factual report in four weeks. It also asked the Delhi Government to inform the Commission of the steps taken to rehabilitate the rescued children.