New Delhi, August 12, 2020: A campaign against child trafficking was launched in Bihar by the foundation of child rights activist and Nobel laureate, Kailash Satyarthi. The foundation claimed that the state was among the worst affected by the migrant crisis when lockdown was first announced. ‘Mukti Caravan,’ a campaign.Continue Reading
More than one billion children live in countries hit by poverty and 240 million in countries affected by conflict and fragility.Continue Reading
Police have rescued 10 teenage boys, allegedly trafficked and held in bondage in a shoe-sole factory in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, after a tip-off from a children’s helpline. Hundreds of children, mostly from poor rural areas of northern Indian states like Bihar, are brought to Bengaluru in KarnatakaContinue Reading
India has come under criticism after its parliament approved several controversial amendments to the country’s child labour bill. The new bill prohibits children under the age of 14 from working – but makes an exception for “family businesses”, including extended family. It also reduces the number of jobs 15-18 yearContinue Reading
New Delhi: Taking a serious note of the “lackadaisical attitude” of authorities in rehabilitating 740 child labourers rescued from Rajasthan, NHRC has issued notices to Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The Commission asked the state authorities to submit action taken reports within eight weeks. “The NHRC hasContinue Reading
Cosmetic giants such as Estee Lauder and Chanel have recently joined a scheme to help fund the education of children going back to schools, working alongside Satyarthi’s NGOContinue Reading
Sydney: Despite economic prosperity and dramatic fall in poverty levels, unequal access to education ensures hundreds of millions of children remain trapped in child labour in developing countries including India, says a new study by Indian-origin researchers. For the study, Jayanta Sarkar and Dipanwita Sarkar from Queensland University of TechnologyContinue Reading