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 Integrated Child Development Scheme in Midnapore Sadar block of West Midnapore district, sponsored by the Centre and sanctioned by the West Bengal government six years ago, is yet to be started. The delay is due to the indifferent attitude of the district social welfare department' Mr Purnendu Sengupta, the …
"Congress Party aims at making the 'Adivaisis' financially strong. We do not want to remove any adivasi from his village. They are free to live according to their convenience. Congress does not have any plan to evacuate the village". Madhya Pradesh State minister of Forest Harvansh Singh, said this in …
Seven years on, the achievement of Class (Child labour abolition support scheme) is clear 33 villages in Vellore district have been declared child labour free. In 2001, it was declared the most successful district in Tamil Nadu, in terms of offering appropriate education and eliminating child labour.
Two days ago, the Maharashtra government announced a Child Development Policy with much fanfare. But they seem to be the only ones excited. But they seem leading NGOs involved in childcare cold. Clearly calling policy redundant, they say they should have been consulted. The state governments new policy asks for …
In order to sustain the spirit of child rights, Maharashtra became the first State to unveil a Child Development Policy -2002, entailing setting up of Child Rights Commission, appointments of child protection officer and enhance the budgetary allocation for child development by around 10 per cent every year.
The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Union Government, the Central Ground Water Authority (CWA), the Delhi Government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for making them respondents to a petition seeking direction to them to make water harvesting mandatory in the Capital.
Cuts and bruises mark their body, edgy animals often charge at them and foul gas form open innards makes them want to throw up: Believe it or not, this is a normal working day in the lives of over 50 children aged between eight and 15 employed tow state-run slaughter …
Vice President B S Shekhawat - playing former chief minister and social reformer of Rajasthan - stole the National Mission-cum-UNESCO's International Literacy Day show by making HRD Minister Murali Manohar Joshi promise that "by 2003 not a single child will be outside school".
Inspite of the government's warning to the employers there has been no change in the conditions of child labour in the age group of five and 15 years in Basara, the temple of Goddess Saraswati in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh, the venue for the launch of the 10 day …
The move to set up a national commission for children is to be welcomed and if the proposed bill is passed by Parliament in its current session, the panel is likely to come into being within six months.To be headed by a Supreme Court judge, it will have six members …
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu warned of stringent action against people found exploiting child labour. "Nobody has right to force children to work. Cases would be booked against the employers and fines collected from them would be deposited in a bank on the name of the respective children," …
The International labour organisation (ILO) for the first time has selected five places in the country for its pilot project in Andhra Pradesh to eliminated child labour with an aid of Rs. 22 crore, according to MP Joseph, project director ILO, AP unit. The strategies included helping families to rehabilitate …
Taking the cue from Bodo organisations, the Barak Valley Hill Tribes Development Council and the Barak Valley Hill People's Union have demanded an autonomous district council for South Assam's tribal community. Ngursun Thang, one of those leading the movement, said the 2.5 lakh tribal residents of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi …
Andhra Pradesh employs 2,50,000 girl children in cottonised fields out of the 4,00,000 employed throughout the country. This startling fact was revealed at the consultative meeting organised by the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty in collaboration with Unicef and non governmental organisations like M V Foundation, Azim Premji foundation …
Federal and regional governments as well as law makers should send "very strong" signals to builders, contact firms and building material makers so that they do not violate laws that prevent forced or child labour, but seek to provide better labour standards. However trade unions need to join with governments …
Pledging to discourage all forms of child labour in the agricultural sector, representatives of various seed companies, seed growers and employers of child labour in Hyderabad on Saturday vowed not only to avoid child labour, but to work for creating awareness in the seed industry to shun such practices.
Cases of child labour exploitation have been reported form the coastal districts of West Bengal, Maharashtra and Orissa, where the children are being engaged in the prawn cultivation, processing and packaging industry. The Centre for Communication and Development, an NGO based near the Kolkata city, has caught on video instances …
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu appealed to the parents of child labourers to send their wards to schools even if it would mean hardship to them for the posterity and for creation of knowledge society.
The education department, enlisting the support of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), today launched a special "back-to-school" drive which will target 5,600 out-of-school children in Bangalore city limits and bring them back to mainstream schooling. The programme, a special drive of "Chinnara Angala", will identify children who are either dropouts or have …
The Andhra Pradesh Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Trade has joined hands with the Consortium for Employers Association for Elimination of Child Labour to sensitise members of the Chambers of Commerce and Trade over the child labour issue.
