taken towards ensuring a healthy working environment the child labour prohibition and regulation act 1986 prohibits employment of child labour in hazardous industries schedule a of the act prohibits employment of children in any occupation concerned with handling of toxic or inflammable substances whereas schedule b debars employment of children in the manufacture of fireworks when the department of women child development and social welfare was informed of the flagrant violation of the law by toi the minister sabitri mitra responded we were not aware of such practices now that it has been brought to our notice we shall immediately send a team to inspect the situation and put an end to such practices