6/19/2013: PUNJAB SPECIAL: Eight cases of child labour detected

New Delhi, Jun 18 (PTI) Tackling child labour issues will be a priority, Shish Ram Ola, who has taken over as new Labour and Employment Minister, said here today. Ola said he will soon have a meeting with senior officers in the ministry to chalk ...

Sixty-five years after Independence, Child labour still remains a blot on the face of our country. Despite the ban on the practice, children are not only forced to work but are also meted out inhuman treatment, and are severely punished for minor ...

A study of 111 bonded labourers in Madurai, Theni, Dindigul and Virudhunagar districts, revealed that most of the children were Dalits. |Tapas Ranjan Caste discrimination and exploitation of Dalit children are not confined to villages alone as ...

For those who thought that West Bengal lags behind only in women's safety, may be in for another shock. The state cuts a sorry figure in the implementation of the National Child Labour Programme (NCLP) despite having a huge reserve of volunteers. Between 2010 ...

Complete elimination of child labour in the North East has not been possible mainly due to the lack of awareness among the guardians of child workers, Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights said today. "The government and all stakeholders are ...

MUMBAI: About 1,814 child labourers, most employed in hazardous occupations in the city, have been identified by Pratham, a nonprofit organisation that works for child rights and education.The data was released to police across all wards

New Delhi, June 12: Drawing attention towards the plight of children employed in various sectors, United Nations Children's Fund today called for reforms to make the country free of child labour. In a joint statement issued along with National ...

Last year the Delhi Police rescued a 13-year-old girl found locked up inside the house of her employers who had left the country on a holiday. The doctor couple in Delhis Dwarka area allegedly abused this young girl by keeping her hungry and beat her up for ...

As the district administration celebrates yet another World Day Against Child Labour, hundreds of children across the district will be serving tea in tea-shops, working in garages and will be subject to abuse and harassment in few industries of the district.