Summary The girl has been rescued and investigation is ongoing
LAHORE (Dunya News) – A minor domestic worker was severely beaten and tortured by the wife of a government official for days before being recovered on Thursday, Dunya News reported.
10-year-old Umme Rubab is not the only child labourer to have suffered brutal torture, and there have been several other cases like these.
The culprit fled the house and is still on large while the police look for her.
However, the cry for help from minor labourers falls only to the deaf ears. The government officers switch focus to other matters after only issuing statements of condemnation.
It merits mentioning here that a bill against violence on child domestic workers was presented before Punjab Assembly in January 2014; however, it awaits attention of lawmakers as more than a year passes.
The International Labour Conference recommended several solutions for the issue but were not implemented.
