'I am happy because I will reunite with my family': Rescued Mozambican child labourers head home

The boys, aged between 13 and 17, were rescued from the factory by the police and officials from the Department of Labour and Employment.

Eight Mozambican child labourers rescued from a Chinese factory where they worked in Nigel are being repatriated. The boys, aged between 13 and 17, were rescued from the factory by the police and officials from the Department of Labour and Employment, which conducted a raid on the factory in January this year.

They were later sheltered at the Mary Moodley Child and Youth Care Centre in Benoni, which is owned by the Gauteng Department of Social Development. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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