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Supreme Court directs Centre to set up special cell to monitor child labour lawThe Supreme Court has instructed the Centre to create a special cell for monitoring child labour law implementation. This special cell is t...- Over 500 child labourers rescued in Bengaluru during special operationA coordinated effort by City Police led to the rescue of 529 child labourers in a far-reaching operation. The initiative involved surprise ...
- Centre may issue note, reminding states of legal stand on child labourThe Centre may issue an advisory to states to resensitise them about legal provisions banning child labour, following concerns over the pra...
- India ratifies two child labour conventionsWith ratification of these two core ILO conventions, India has ratified six out of eight core ILO conventions, with the other four core Int...
- 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...
- Cabinet nod to anti-child labour ILO conventions historic: SatyarthiThe Cabinet approved ratification of ILO convention 138--Minimum Age Convention and Convention 182--Worst Form of Child Labour Convention.
- 7,000 employers hiring child labour prosecuted in 2014-16Out of the 6,920 prosecutions, the maximum of 966 were in Punjab. The state also saw a maximum of 731 convictions under the Child and Adole...
- Labour ministry proposes stringent rules to safeguard child artistesNSSO survey in 2004-05 said the number was 90.75 lakh while the same survey in 2009-10 put the figure at 49.84 lakh, and nearly 10% of them...
- Labour Ministry notifies amendments to Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) ActThe proposed changes have been made effective even as the debate is on whether the government needs to re-look at the provisions to avoid a...
- Up to 2-year jail, fine of Rs 50,000 for child labourThe new legislation bars employment of "adolescent" --a person between 14 and 18 years of age-- in hazardous occupations like mines and inf...
- 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...
- Cabinet nod to changes in Child Labour Act, under-14 can work in family businessThe bill will now be presented in the Rajya Sabha during the monsoon session.
- Cabinet okays new laws to allow children below 14 to work in select areasCabinet approved amendments to the Child Labour Act, for children below 14 years to work in family enterprises and as artist.
- Make in India: Labour Ministry to push three bills for Cabinet approvalIn a bid to push labour reforms and boost the 'Make in India' programme, Labour Ministry will push three bills for Cabinet approval next we...
- Government to amend Child Labour Prohibition Act;new norms may allow below 14 to work in select setupsBill will retain proposal of a complete ban on child labour in any organisation, big or small, as proposed by the previous government, a se...
- Child Labour Bill must be passed in budget session: Nobel laureate Kailash SatyarthiSatyarthi demanded govt to ensure a complete ban on child labour, saying that the Child Labour Bill should passed during the second half of...
- Government to take up bill on prohibition of child labour in Budget session"Child protection bill is to be produced in the next session of the Parliament. There is a need for a total ban on child labour."
- Final law for complete ban child labour soonSenior government officials told ET that the bill will go to the Rajya Sabha, after Cabinet's nod, with proposed official amendments.
- Number of child labourers in country has declined: GovernmentThe total number of working children in the country has declined from 1.26 crore as per Census 2001 to 43.53 lakh as per Census 2011.
- India opposes linking trade with core labour standardsIndia opposed linking trade with core labour standards stressing the problem should be tackled through an "open and constructive approach".
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