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Girl, 11, Sent To Work In Delhi 'Beaten Up', Case Filed Against Noida Couple
A couple has been booked for allegedly beating up an 11-year-old girl they employed as a house helper for Rs 5,000, police said on Wednesday.
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US States Are Relaxing Barriers To Employ Minors, Despite Rising Exploitation
Working in industrial laundries at age 14, laboring up to 35 hours a week on top of school -- some US states are relaxing the barriers to employing minors, despite rising cases of exploitation.
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Shweta Bachchan Makes Acting Debut With Dad Amitabh Bachchan. 'Emotional Moment For Me,' He Tweets
Amitabh Bachchan and daughter Shweta had shot for the commercial in May
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South Korea Child Law Sees More Babies Abandoned
The young woman laboured up the steps, past brightly decorated walls akin to a child's nursery, her daughter in her arms. Opening a hatch in the wall, she put her inside, turned around and walked away.
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No Ambulance, UP Man Carried Dead Baby On Cycle, Stretcher Used In Odisha
The circumstances of Dana Manjhi -- the Odisha labourer who was photographed trekking a 10-km way home, carrying the blanket wrapped body of his wife - appear to be on an unending loop across India.
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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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Rajya Sabha Passes Bill Prohibiting Child Labour
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, which prohibits employment of children below 14 years in all occupations except in family business, with the provision for imprisonment of up to two years for any violation.
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Nobel Laureate Satyarthi Says Companies Cannot Flourish On Child Slavery
Big corporations must do more to clean up their supply chains and ensure that there is no child labour involved in the products which they manufacture and sell, Nobel laureate and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi said on Friday.
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Burnt With Hot Oil, Tamil Nadu Teen Escapes Bonded Labour
When he travelled half-way across the country to help his mother pay off a debt, 15-year-old Marimuthu had no idea that the he would end up having to escape an abusive employer and seek hospital treatment for serious burns on his legs.
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Child Labour Bill Must be Passed in Budget Session of Parliament: Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi
Child rights activist and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has, on Friday, demanded the government to ensure a complete ban on child labour up to the age of 14, saying that the Child Labour Bill should be tabled and passed during the second half of the Budget session in Parliament.
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Hyderabad's Shame: In 4 Rooms, 200 Children Toil Away for 14 Hours a Day
A pre-dawn cordon and search operation for illegal weapons, following an Intelligence Bureau (IB) alert, led the Hyderabad Police to stumble upon a three-storeyed building in the Bhavani Nagar area where over 200 minor children from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (UP) were found huddled in four rooms in pathetic conditions.
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For Akhilesh Yadav's Function, 10-Year-Old 'Sweepers' at Work
Kailash Satyarthi's crusade against child labour may have won him the Nobel Peace Prize but in Uttar Pradesh, India's largest state, child labour continues to be a prevalent practice.
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Prince of Wales overjoyed at arrival of first grandchild
Prince William's wife, Kate, has given birth to a boy, a child now third in line to the British throne. The child was born on Monday, after many Britons woke up to the news that Kate had gone into labour with the couple's first child.
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Girl rescued from child labour is a symbol of hope
A 14-year-old girl from Jharkhand is enjoying her days in freedom. In March last year, she was rescued from a home in Delhi's Dwarka where she spent eight months as a domestic help, while the doctor couple who had allegedly locked her up were holidaying in Thailand.
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Girl, 11, Sent To Work In Delhi 'Beaten Up', Case Filed Against Noida Couple
A couple has been booked for allegedly beating up an 11-year-old girl they employed as a house helper for Rs 5,000, police said on Wednesday.
-
US States Are Relaxing Barriers To Employ Minors, Despite Rising Exploitation
Working in industrial laundries at age 14, laboring up to 35 hours a week on top of school -- some US states are relaxing the barriers to employing minors, despite rising cases of exploitation.
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Shweta Bachchan Makes Acting Debut With Dad Amitabh Bachchan. 'Emotional Moment For Me,' He Tweets
Amitabh Bachchan and daughter Shweta had shot for the commercial in May
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South Korea Child Law Sees More Babies Abandoned
The young woman laboured up the steps, past brightly decorated walls akin to a child's nursery, her daughter in her arms. Opening a hatch in the wall, she put her inside, turned around and walked away.
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No Ambulance, UP Man Carried Dead Baby On Cycle, Stretcher Used In Odisha
The circumstances of Dana Manjhi -- the Odisha labourer who was photographed trekking a 10-km way home, carrying the blanket wrapped body of his wife - appear to be on an unending loop across India.
-
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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Rajya Sabha Passes Bill Prohibiting Child Labour
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, which prohibits employment of children below 14 years in all occupations except in family business, with the provision for imprisonment of up to two years for any violation.
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Nobel Laureate Satyarthi Says Companies Cannot Flourish On Child Slavery
Big corporations must do more to clean up their supply chains and ensure that there is no child labour involved in the products which they manufacture and sell, Nobel laureate and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi said on Friday.
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Burnt With Hot Oil, Tamil Nadu Teen Escapes Bonded Labour
When he travelled half-way across the country to help his mother pay off a debt, 15-year-old Marimuthu had no idea that the he would end up having to escape an abusive employer and seek hospital treatment for serious burns on his legs.
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Child Labour Bill Must be Passed in Budget Session of Parliament: Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi
Child rights activist and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has, on Friday, demanded the government to ensure a complete ban on child labour up to the age of 14, saying that the Child Labour Bill should be tabled and passed during the second half of the Budget session in Parliament.
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Hyderabad's Shame: In 4 Rooms, 200 Children Toil Away for 14 Hours a Day
A pre-dawn cordon and search operation for illegal weapons, following an Intelligence Bureau (IB) alert, led the Hyderabad Police to stumble upon a three-storeyed building in the Bhavani Nagar area where over 200 minor children from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (UP) were found huddled in four rooms in pathetic conditions.
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For Akhilesh Yadav's Function, 10-Year-Old 'Sweepers' at Work
Kailash Satyarthi's crusade against child labour may have won him the Nobel Peace Prize but in Uttar Pradesh, India's largest state, child labour continues to be a prevalent practice.
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Prince of Wales overjoyed at arrival of first grandchild
Prince William's wife, Kate, has given birth to a boy, a child now third in line to the British throne. The child was born on Monday, after many Britons woke up to the news that Kate had gone into labour with the couple's first child.
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Girl rescued from child labour is a symbol of hope
A 14-year-old girl from Jharkhand is enjoying her days in freedom. In March last year, she was rescued from a home in Delhi's Dwarka where she spent eight months as a domestic help, while the doctor couple who had allegedly locked her up were holidaying in Thailand.
