‘35,000 child labourers in city’s e-waste sites’

In Ahmedabad alone, about 35,000 childrenin the age group of 10-14 years eke a living from the hazardous e-waste sector.They are part of over 4.5 lakh children across the country who work in theinformal e-waste recycling industry, reveals a study by Assocham. The study also reveals that these kids, who are employed in various harmful activities, have to work without any adequate protection.

“According to our nationwide study, over 35,000 children are working in e-waste sector in Ahmedabad,” said DS Rawat, secretary general at Assocham, a business body that had recently conducted a survey on ‘Child labours engage in e-waste activities in India’ under their Social Development Foundation. The study was conducted in cities like Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Pune and Dehradun.