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ERADICATION OF CHILD LABOUR
Employment rose to 64.33 crore over last six fiscal years: MoS KarandlajeEmployment in the country has seen a significant rise, increasing by more than 35 per cent over the last six fiscal years, reaching 64.33 c...- Indian textile industry steps up efforts to eradicate child labour employment in the sectorIn the list published on September 30, 2020, the US DoL has included Indian cotton seeds, cotton, thread/yarn besides other commodities bas...
- Children should not fall into the trap of child labour post covid-19 outbreak: ILOLaying out a six-point roadmap for India to address the problem, Dagmar Walter, director, ILO said India needs to target poverty alleviatio...
- Kailash Satyarthi seeks high-level meet of UN bodies on child labour"It is essential that the UN leadership should take the lead to protect our children to have a comprehensive, coordinated and aggressive ap...
- India to ratify 2 International Labour Organization conventions on child labourAccording to the 2001 census, there were 12.6 million child workers between the ages of 5 and 14 in India. In 2011, this number fell to 4.3...
- Child trafficking trials should be wrapped up in 30 days: Kailash SatyarthiThe Nobel laureate added, "The victim must also be rehabilitated and monetary compensation should reach him or her within 30 days."
- Number of child labour declined between 2001 and 2011: GovernmentThe number of child labourers in the country has gone down from 1.26 crore in 2001 to 43.53 lakh in 2011, Lok Sabha was informed today.
- Kailash Satyarthi gets Harvard Humanitarian of the Year AwardSatyarthi has been conferred with award for this year, in recognition of his continuing contribution to the cause of child rights.
- Govt plans stringent measures to curb child labourUnion Minister Bandaru Dattatreya informed the Lok Sabha today that the government has initiated multi-pronged action to eradicate child la...
- Global funding for education facing stagnation: Kailash SatyarthiSatyarthi, whose decades-long campaign to end child labour in India and elsewhere won him the Nobel Peace prize last year, said global fund...
- Ban all forms of labour employing under-14 children: Kailash SatyarthiSatyarthi today demanded a complete ban on all forms of labour involving children below 14 years, against the backdrop of Union Cabinet's n...
- No half measures please: Banning child labour is a prerequisite for eradication of povertyEven today, ordinary citizens, academia and many politicians are victims of a misbelief that child labour is a necessary evil in a country ...
- US Senate resolution honours Nobel laureates Malala Yousafzai, Kaliash SatyarthiSatyarthi endured threats on his life as result of rescue efforts; and Taliban attempted to kill Malala due to her efforts to encourage mor...
- Centre to take stern steps to eradicate child labor: Bandaru DattatreyaThe Central government will also launch a massive skill development programme to train children so that they can become productive and prou...
- Kailash Satyarthi appeals to MPs to pass Bill banning child labourExpressing optimism over eradication of the scourge of child labour, Satyarthi said that India might have a hundred problems but it is also...
- I don’t visit temples — I worship children, true faces of God: Kailash SatyarthiHe discusses his spiritual motivation, his mother’s fears, his expectations from PM Modi — and how he was almost murdered by Pak soldiers.
- Special schools for children of lesser godSome 50 children in the 9-14 age group will go to a special school with supplementary nutrition and facilities for vocational training.
- EPF Board to consider investing 5 pc fund in stock marketIn an effort to pay higher returns to its subscribers, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Board may examine the option of investing five pe...
- Profile: Shanta SinhaChild rights activist Shantha Sinha, founder of MV Foundation and proud winner of the Magsaysay Award, has her plate full.
- Child labour to be eradicated by 2007: VermaChild labour would be eradicated from the country by 2007, Labour Minister Sahib Singh Verma said.
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