NHRC cell to monitor bonded & child labour cases

Last Updated: Friday, August 12, 2011, 20:22

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has set up a dedicated cell to monitor the progress in cases of bonded labour and child labour, taken up with different public authorities by the Commission.

HC directive to Pudu Govt on child labour rules

Last Updated: Monday, August 1, 2011, 20:37

The Madras High Court directed the government of Pudhucherry to notify the rule pertaining to child labour preferably within three months.

Committed towards eradicating child labour: Chavan

Last Updated: Sunday, June 12, 2011, 21:08

Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan said that the state govt was committed towards eradicating child labour by ensuring that every child of school-going age attends school.

Child labour generates Rs 1.2 lakh cr black money

Last Updated: Sunday, June 12, 2011, 18:13

According to a report, the figure was arrived at by calculating the number of child labourers, the income earned by them and the illicit profits being generated by employers by not appointing adult workers.

Action plan to eliminate child labour soon: Delhi Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, June 2, 2011, 19:08

Delhi Government will soon come out with an action plan to eliminate child labour from the city and provide the vulnerable children shelter, better education and health care facilities.

Six child labourers rescued from Lucknow University canteen

Last Updated: Thursday, April 14, 2011, 13:34

Six child labourers working in canteens at Lucknow University have been rescued by a team of the Uttar Pradesh Labour department, sources said here Thursday.

Child labour rescue team attacked, four hospitalised

Last Updated: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 22:37

Several activists of a city-based child rights NGO were on Thursday allegedly attacked and severely beaten up by some people while they were trying to rescue child labourers.

Bipasha’s latest Twitter pic provokes child labour charges

Last Updated: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 08:46

Stars of bong beauty Bipasha Basu doesn’t seem to be favouring her a bit. After an advocate recently filed a complaint against the actress about an obscene pic of her in a magazine, there is more trouble coming her way now. A Twitter pic of Bips has courted child labour accusation as she posted the pic which shows two little girls tying her shoe laces. No sooner did she post the pic, she started getting extreme reactions.

There`s still child labour on movie sets: Sarika

Last Updated: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 12:21

Sarika says there has been no marked improvement in the condition of young ones on movie sets and it can still be called "child labour".

Government agency under scanner for child labour

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 18:07

Several children, aged below 14 years, were seen sprucing up the Kanshi Ram Awas Yojna, a housing scheme for economically weaker sections of the society, in Kalindikunj town.

Valentine chocolate has activists` blood boiling

Last Updated: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 12:55

Valentine chocolates may become the new blood diamonds.

`Strit vigil against child labour and begging`

Last Updated: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 14:34

Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan told assembly that police have been asked to put up strict vigil against child labour practice and children being used for begging purpose.