94 Langkat children saved

94 Langkat children saved

MEDAN, North Sumatra: A joint team of the provincial
administration and the navy of Belawan port on Friday and
Saturday saved 94 children working in dozens of off-shore
fisheries.

An earlier operation saved 16 children in Langkat.

Antara reported the operation covered 46 fisheries
(jermal) along the Tanjung Ledong in Asahan regency from which
the children were transported to Pematang Siantar for health checks.

The operation was led by Amansyah Nasution of the local office
of the Ministry of Public Welfare.

Amansyah said his office had already warned the firms against
employing children.

Firm action would be taken against the managements if they
still employed minors by June, he said.