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'Helping Parents No Child Labour' : Kerala High Court Orders Release Of Two Minor Children From Shelter Home

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'Helping Parents No Child Labour' : Kerala High Court Orders Release Of Two Minor Children From Shelter Home I am at a loss to understand as to how the activity of the children in helping their parents in selling pens and other small articles would amount to child labour, said Justice VG Varun of the Kerala High Court while ordering the release of two minor children from a shelter home. The two children, w...

Andhra Pradesh: Women development and child welfare officials told to organise awareness programmes on sexual abuse, drugs

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Andhra Pradesh: Women development and child welfare officials told to organise awareness programmes on sexual abuse, drugs Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights will conduct review meetings with line departments soon, says its Chairman

Arby’s restaurant operator faces fine for child labour violations in US

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Arby’s restaurant operator faces fine for child labour violations in US The US Department of Labor has imposed a fine on the Newberry Restaurant Group, an Arby’s restaurant operator, for child labour violations.

Fairtrade moves to enhance human rights and tackle child labour with improved cocoa standard

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Fairtrade moves to enhance human rights and tackle child labour with improved cocoa standard - Confectionery Production Fairtrade has moved to enhance its support for human rights within supply chains through updating its Cocoa Standard terms of operating including geolocation mapping of farms enabling greater transparency, reports Neill Barston.

Labour Department intensifies drive against child labour

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Labour Department intensifies drive against child labour Chennai

CWC initiates steps to take two rescued children to Delhi amid claims of parentage

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CWC initiates steps to take two rescued children to Delhi amid claims of parentage KOCHI

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | 5 things to know

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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | 5 things to know The day commemorates the abolition of modern forms of slavery such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation, the most heinous forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.

Enforcement agencies crack the whip on child begging, child labour in Kochi

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Enforcement agencies crack the whip on child begging, child labour in Kochi Two migrant children rescued; families of four others let off with warning; drive follows complaints of rising number of street urchins in city

Awareness against child labour organised in Dibrugarh

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Awareness against child labour organised in Dibrugarh - Sentinelassam Public Relations students of the Centre for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication initiated this event as part of the 10 days’ campaign against child labour

Online poster competition against child labour in Dibrugarh University

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Online poster competition against child labour in Dibrugarh University - Sentinelassam As part of its sensitization campaign against child labour

The world must not abandon children who face violence and hunger

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The world must not abandon children who face violence and hunger Progress on education and child labour is being reversed. We cannot let more children suffer during global crises.

13% of drug abuse victims in India are below 20 years: UN official

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Stop child labour

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Stop child labour According to Unicef estimates, there are around 3.3 million child labourers in Pakistan. Poverty and lack of access to education are the main drivers of this problem. Many of these children are...

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Small hands, big burdens: Child labour in supply chains Every day, 14-year-old Reena (name changed) spends hours clearing and delayering mica in the mines of Jharkhand. An entire day's toil, alongside her brother and mother, brings the family little more than Rs 150 in total. Scraping through the rocks for mica with her bare hands, Reena has injured hers...

Right to Play finds inspiration in participation

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Right to Play finds inspiration in participation The organization is reminding donors giving kids the chance to play can be life-changing.

8 child labourers rescued in Zirakpur

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8 child labourers rescued in Zirakpur The police have booked four shopkeepers here for allegedly engaging child labourers on their premises. The police also rescued eight children, engaged as child labourers, in the age group of 12 to 14 years.

Child rights advocate on child labour charge

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Child rights advocate on child labour charge A prominent child rights advocate accused of physically assaulting children and using child labour reported to police in Samut Songkhram to hear the charges on Thursday.

Time for coordinated action to address the food crisis and create a global plan – UN expert

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Time for coordinated action to address the food crisis and create a global plan – UN expert - World News and Press Release in English on World about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Epidemic and more; published on 31 Oct 2022 by UN HRC

Over 15m children in Nigeria engage in child labour — ILO

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Over 15m children in Nigeria engage in child labour — ILO Over 15m children in Nigeria engage in child labour — ILO

Progress moderate in ending child labour

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Progress moderate in ending child labour Bangladesh made moderate advancements last year in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour, according to a report of the US Department of Labor published on Wednesday.

Nurturing India’s future generations

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Nurturing India’s future generations In 1992 India ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which called for its signatories to “ensure to the maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child”. Since then,...

Minor Bihar boy engaged as 'child labour' rescued from Kapurthala

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Minor Bihar boy engaged as 'child labour' rescued from Kapurthala A 12-year-old boy allegedly employed as ‘labour’ was rescued from Sial village in Kapurthala by a team of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan and Punjab Police.

Explained: Laws To Deal With Child Labour In India

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Explained: Laws To Deal With Child Labour In India The Covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected the livelihood of tribal communities in Nashik. They are forced to hand over their children to goatherds for up to Rs 10,000 annually to work as labourers.

Nestlé pays to eliminate child labour from chocolate supply chain

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Nestlé pays to eliminate child labour from chocolate supply chain The Swiss multinational wants to raise long-term incomes for west Africa’s cocoa farmers

Determinants of Child Labour in India

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Determinants of Child Labour in India : A Cross-sectional Analysis This paper aims to explore and analyse both the demand- and supply-side determinants of child labour by performing a cross-sectional analysis in rural and urban areas of select districts across Indian states. Results show that the availability of government schools is an insignificant factor in redu...