Mysore: The Labor Department has stepped up action in Mysuru district, booking 107 employers for not paying minimum wages to teenage workers and levying a fine of Rs 3.8 lakh.According to the rules, employers who employ teenagers and fail to pay minimum wages face criminal and civil penalties under the Child and Adolescent Labor Act and the Minimum Wages Act.In the last three years, officials raided 4,351 workplaces, including industries, hotels, brick manufacturing units, puffed rice units and garages in urban and rural areas of the district.Eight child laborers under the age of 14 were rescued during these raids. Officials said the children were rehabilitated, action was recommended against their employers and cases were registered.The officials have also identified 107 employers who are hiring teenage laborers and paying them less than the prescribed wages, thereby defrauding such workers. Since teenagers are allowed by law to work in non-hazardous areas, these employers were found to be abusing the provisions during inspections.talking to times of IndiaDistrict Labor Officer Chetan Kumar He said the department is conducting regular raids against child labor and punishing employers as per law. The fine collected was used for the rehabilitation of juvenile workers in the district, he said.child helplineThe District Labor Officer said that if members of the public find employers employing child labor or paying low wages to adolescent workers, they can lodge a complaint on the child helpline 1098 or the labor department’s helpline 155214.