Now. child labour scandal hits Delhi CWG

LONDON - It has now emerged that children have built some parts of the alleged crumbling stadiums of the XIXth Commonwealth Games.

According to a Daily Star report, tots as young as three were drafted in to work on dangerous building sites to prepare for the event in Delhi.

A two-year-old girl was among up to 1,000 people killed during construction after her dad brought her to work.

ven as Games bosses try to patch up their stadiums, the child labour scandal has caused new fury around the world.

Parents working on the sites were paid in extra bread and milk if they brought their children along to help out.

One 15-year-old lad employed at the main stadium, Sri Prakash, complained the work was tough.

Pre-school children were forced to shovel pebbles into bags, which were then carried away by older children, witnesses said.

fficially 42 workers have died during construction, but sources said the true figure was “much, much higher”.

Asked how many people could have died, the source replied: “It could be pushing 1,000.”

Local laws say 10 percent of construction fees must go towards worker safety, but reports said that of the 5.2 million pounds set aside, just 3,200 pounds had been spent. (ANI)