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AGRA: As many as 18 business establishments have been slapped with a fine of Rs 1.48 lakhs for employing children. It also bars employment of children below 18 years of age in hazardous works.Singh said: “The labour department is constantly working to curb child labour. The enforcement wing of the labour department, during its special drive between June 20 and July 5, had rescued 118 child workers from four districts -- Agra, Mathura, Mainpuri and Firozabad . Finally, on December 8, during the national Lok Aadalat, the court found all the 18 businesses guilty.”The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, prohibits employment of children below 14 years of age. The penalty recovered from the businesses will be used in welfare of the children.”.