Punjab Labour Minister Haji Ehsaan-ud-Din Qureshi has said the labour department has provided Rs 58.22 million as interest free micro-credit to 3,047 workers of brick kilns in two districts for the elimination of bonded labour, child labour and exploitation of workers.

Talking to a delegation of industrial workers on Saturday, he said that 200 non-formal education centres were providing 6,803 students at brick kilns in Lahore and Kasur.

He said that veterinary staff visited 154 brick kilns and provided treatment to 448 animals of brick kiln labourers. He said that the department organized health camps at brick kilns and free treatment was provided to 1300 labourers.

He said that free education including books, stationery, transport and uniform were also being provided to 28,000 children of workers in 46 workers welfare schools of the province.