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India Made Significant Move To End Worst Forms Of Child Labour: US Report
India is among the only 14 countries to have made significant advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in 2017, an official US report said Saturday.
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Justice Delivery System Begging For Complete Overhaul: Justice Gogoi
Supreme Court judge Ranjan Gogoi on Friday termed the children-friendly amendments recently made in laws as a "mirage" and said it was not a secret that the justice delivery system in India was "begging for complete overhaul".
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Stringent Punishment For Child Labour: Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya
The prime reason for child labour is poverty and illiteracy and government has made stringent laws and rules to ensure that the country is freed from the scourge, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said today.
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How India's New Child Labour Law Might Make The Young More Vulnerable
Last month, parliament passed a new law against child labour that, on the surface, appears to be the perfect Independence Day gift for children of India's poor.
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Up To 2-Year Jail, Fine Of Rs 50,000 For Child Labour
Those employing children below 14 years of age for any work, except where a child is helping his family post school hours or during vacation, can get up to two-year imprisonment and maximum fine of Rs 50,000, as per a new law which has got nod from President Pranab Mukherjee.
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India Can Ratify Global Labour Norms With New Laws, Says Union Minister
India will be able to ratify two International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, 182 and 138, related to maternity benefits and abolition of child labour, as the country has completely banned it up to the age of 14 years, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said today.
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Regrets, Only. Congress Blunders On Child Labour Law, Regroups
When parliament passed a controversial new law that allows children under 14 to work in a family business, the opposition Congress made no noteworthy speech objecting to a policy criticized by activists and UNICEF and rigorously questioned by even BJP law-maker Varun Gandhi, who said parts of the law amount to "lunacy."
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Activists Worry As Controversial Child Labour Law Gets Lok Sabha Nod
After almost six hours and many a robust voice of Opposition, the Child Labour (Prevention) Bill 2016 cleared the Lok Sabha with all its controversial provisions.
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UN Expresses Concern Over Changes Made In India's Child Labour Laws
A UN body today has expressed serious concern over the changes made in India's child labour law which allows children to work in family enterprises and reduction of hazardous professions, saying it could lead to more children working in unregulated conditions.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Child Labour Bill That Allows Work In Family Business
19-year-old Amarlal who dreams of being a human rights lawyer on Wednesday was working as bonded labor at the age of four. He knows what a big difference education has made to his life. "I know what it is like to be stuck in that darkness. There is a world of a difference between that life and this," Amarlal said.
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The NDTV Dialogues With Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi: Full Transcript
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi is on a mission to make sure the amendments to the Anti-Child Labour law introduced this week in Parliament do not go through. This may seem odd for a man who has been campaigning tirelessly for a tougher law to end child labour in India but he has his reasons.
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Why Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Vetoes The New Anti-Child Labour Bill
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi is on a mission to make sure the amendments to the Anti-Child Labour law introduced this week in Parliament do not go through.
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Ending Child Slavery In My Lifetime Is My Mission: Kailash Satyarthi
Intensifying the battle to fight rights of children, both in India and the world, and ending child slavery in his lifetime is now the mission of Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi.
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Child Labour Law Amendments Will Make Things Worse, Say Experts
Six-year-old Babu's (name changed) face was shining with sparkles he was embellishing bangles with and has been working for almost 15 hours when he was rescued from a bangle-making unit in West Delhi, a few years ago. He was barely able to recollect his parents' names.
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For Some Children in Jharkhand, Toiling in Scrap Mines is All They Know
Her face caked in dirt and hair matted with sweat, eight-year-old Lalita Kumari hacks away at pieces of rock containing an elusive mineral that adds a dash of sparkle to lipstick and nail polish.
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India Made Significant Move To End Worst Forms Of Child Labour: US Report
India is among the only 14 countries to have made significant advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in 2017, an official US report said Saturday.
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Justice Delivery System Begging For Complete Overhaul: Justice Gogoi
Supreme Court judge Ranjan Gogoi on Friday termed the children-friendly amendments recently made in laws as a "mirage" and said it was not a secret that the justice delivery system in India was "begging for complete overhaul".
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Stringent Punishment For Child Labour: Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya
The prime reason for child labour is poverty and illiteracy and government has made stringent laws and rules to ensure that the country is freed from the scourge, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said today.
-
How India's New Child Labour Law Might Make The Young More Vulnerable
Last month, parliament passed a new law against child labour that, on the surface, appears to be the perfect Independence Day gift for children of India's poor.
-
Up To 2-Year Jail, Fine Of Rs 50,000 For Child Labour
Those employing children below 14 years of age for any work, except where a child is helping his family post school hours or during vacation, can get up to two-year imprisonment and maximum fine of Rs 50,000, as per a new law which has got nod from President Pranab Mukherjee.
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India Can Ratify Global Labour Norms With New Laws, Says Union Minister
India will be able to ratify two International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, 182 and 138, related to maternity benefits and abolition of child labour, as the country has completely banned it up to the age of 14 years, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said today.
-
Regrets, Only. Congress Blunders On Child Labour Law, Regroups
When parliament passed a controversial new law that allows children under 14 to work in a family business, the opposition Congress made no noteworthy speech objecting to a policy criticized by activists and UNICEF and rigorously questioned by even BJP law-maker Varun Gandhi, who said parts of the law amount to "lunacy."
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Activists Worry As Controversial Child Labour Law Gets Lok Sabha Nod
After almost six hours and many a robust voice of Opposition, the Child Labour (Prevention) Bill 2016 cleared the Lok Sabha with all its controversial provisions.
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UN Expresses Concern Over Changes Made In India's Child Labour Laws
A UN body today has expressed serious concern over the changes made in India's child labour law which allows children to work in family enterprises and reduction of hazardous professions, saying it could lead to more children working in unregulated conditions.
-
Rajya Sabha Passes Child Labour Bill That Allows Work In Family Business
19-year-old Amarlal who dreams of being a human rights lawyer on Wednesday was working as bonded labor at the age of four. He knows what a big difference education has made to his life. "I know what it is like to be stuck in that darkness. There is a world of a difference between that life and this," Amarlal said.
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The NDTV Dialogues With Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi: Full Transcript
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi is on a mission to make sure the amendments to the Anti-Child Labour law introduced this week in Parliament do not go through. This may seem odd for a man who has been campaigning tirelessly for a tougher law to end child labour in India but he has his reasons.
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Why Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Vetoes The New Anti-Child Labour Bill
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi is on a mission to make sure the amendments to the Anti-Child Labour law introduced this week in Parliament do not go through.
-
Ending Child Slavery In My Lifetime Is My Mission: Kailash Satyarthi
Intensifying the battle to fight rights of children, both in India and the world, and ending child slavery in his lifetime is now the mission of Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi.
-
Child Labour Law Amendments Will Make Things Worse, Say Experts
Six-year-old Babu's (name changed) face was shining with sparkles he was embellishing bangles with and has been working for almost 15 hours when he was rescued from a bangle-making unit in West Delhi, a few years ago. He was barely able to recollect his parents' names.
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For Some Children in Jharkhand, Toiling in Scrap Mines is All They Know
Her face caked in dirt and hair matted with sweat, eight-year-old Lalita Kumari hacks away at pieces of rock containing an elusive mineral that adds a dash of sparkle to lipstick and nail polish.
