Summary:
As baffling as the figure sounds, Childline director Fr Jensen Variyath says the reality is much worse. According to him,14-17 children arrive in Kochi every day, especially on weekends, to work in many industries in the district. The rise in the number of factories and construction work contributed to a steady increase in the number of child labour cases. Sexual abuse cases came up to 15 last month,” said Abhilash T A, coordinator of Childline. 15 sexual abuse cases were also reported, last month.