Sexual assaults raise concern over child safety in workplace
The Hindu
The sexual assault and murder of an eight-year-old girl on November 11 in a tiles factory on the outskirts of the city has raised concern over the safety of children of people employed at construction
The sexual assault and murder of an eight-year-old girl on November 11 in a tiles factory on the outskirts of the city has raised concern over the safety of children of people employed at construction sites, fish processing units, tile factories, hotels and other workplaces.
Four men, including three workers of the tiles factory, were arrested in connection with the rape and murder of the girl, eldest of the four children of a couple working in the factory. The incident comes after a two-year-old girl survived a sexual assault at a fish processing unit in Hoige Bazaar here on November 1.
“Both these incidents show the absence of proper arrangements for care for children of workers in these units,” said Police Commissioner N. Shashi Kumar. In the absence of crèche or watch and ward staff, the children are susceptible to sexual assault, kidnapping and other offences, he added.
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