The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people and a major increase in international remittances. The report highlights that international migration remains a driver of human development and economic growth, highlighted …
The state government would set up a commission to check the 'growing menace' of child labour in Jharkhand. The Child Labour Commission would be set up within a month, ,the minister for labour and employment, Mr Raghuveer Das said.
Covered with sweat and grime, the teenage boys, old men and women who stoked the kiln were working almost literally in an inferno as they lifted the cover off a small hole and dropped in coal. This is what bonded labor looks like in Pakistan. The practice, in which employers …
International Labour Organisation has selected a Hyderabad city based NGO to identify the number of child labourers in old city and subsequently launch a programme to eliminate the social evil. The NGO, known as Hyderabad Child Welfare and Youth Mission, has initially identified 40 different slums in old city where …
The leaders of the All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions have urged the government to legislate laws against child labour and implement the same effectively. They were speaking at a seminar on "Elimination of Child Labour" to mark the international day against child labour.
Child Labour is rampant in the newly formed State of Jharkhand with nearly 50 per cent of the workforce comprising of children below 14 years, according to the data prepared by an NGO. The survey was conducted in industries like beedi making factory, brick kiln, agriculture fields, hotels, domestic help …
In Pakistan and India, the main producers of footballs in the world, child labour is rampant in its worst form. While the Punjab government turns a blind eye to the blatant violation of law and ethical norms, the football industry continues to prosper at the cost of child labour.
Although Jalandhar sports good industry has missed major export orders on the issue of employment of child labour, a recent study suggests that children involved in sports good industry are better placed than those employed in other industries. The study also reveals that a concept of "double bonding" for child …
A programme to declare Arthunge VDC in Beni Bazar of Myagdi district (Nepal) as child labour free was initiated. The Child Labour Free Project was being launched in Myagdi Baglung and Parbat districts.
Has a whole generation of children lost out on its basic rights like education, nutrition and health care? It would appear so as the deadlines for meeting the targets have been pushed back by five to fifteen years. In some child care programmes, the deadlines have not been mentioned at …
Mr Jagat Prakash Nadda, Health Minister, had said the Centre and the state government are committed to speedy development of tribal and backward areas and a separate tribal ministry has been set up at the Centre in order to accelerate development in these areas.
The Lucknow Nagar Nigam (LNN) is all set to instal first ultramodern carcass utilisation plant in Uttar Pradesh. The proposal in this regard will be presented before the House in its meeting on Thursday. Under the provisions of the Nagar Nigam Act, it is the responsibility of the local body …
A sum of Rs 20 crore was allocated to the girl child protection scheme, according to Andhra Pradesh Minister for Women and Child Welfare S Saraswati. A total 730 children would be benefited due to the additional allocation.
Raite, a remote Maharashtrian village, shot into limelight in 1998 when some tribal students of its Government Ashram School trekked 66 km for two days and one night to the tribal development commissionerate in Nashik to air their grievances about the inaccessibility of the village. Finally, four years later, the …
The Himachal Chief Minister, Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal, said in Shimla yesterday that Rs 856 crore would be utilised under the tribal subplan for the development of tribal areas in the Tenth five Year Plan. He said out of this Rs 156 crore would be spent during the current year.
The much publicised agreement between the Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, and the tribal leader, C K Janu, on allocation of land to landless tribals seems to be headed for a dead end with the Government unable to identify adequate land for the purpose. Apparently, the Government is now in an …
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has embarked on a massive training programme for government officials aimed at effective enforcement of laws to prevent child labour in Andhra Pradesh state.
The scarcity of water facing many parts of the globe has been frequently projected as the likely reason to trigger wars in this century. With the burgeoning population and reduced availability of fresh water, the crisis can occur any time since international institutions like the U.N. are not adequately equipped …
After a month's delay, the Delhi state government has decided to place orders for 1000 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses for Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). On 27th May, the Delhi state cabinet endorsed the DTC's proposal for 1000 new CNG buses.
