The international labor organization launched the World Day Against Child Labor in 2002 to bring attention to the global extent on the issue and efforts that are needed to eliminate it
Tag: Child Labour
Committed to eliminating child labour, says Maneka Gandhi
India is fully committed to working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8.7 to eliminate child labour, Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi said on Thursday. While speaking at the 4th Global Conference on Sustained Eradication of Child Labour at Buenos Aires in Argentina, the minister[Read More…]
International Children’s Day: How far have we come?
Today marks the 92nd global celebration of International Children’s day for the rights and well-being of the children around the world. The day came about in 1925 when the world community got together in Geneva to talk about the well-being of the children and access to freedom which should be provided. Established[Read More…]
Nearly 8.4 crore children don’t go to school; 78 lakh forced to work
The Census 2011 data has thrown up some alarming details: around 78 lakh Indian children are forced to work, even as they attend schools, while 8.4 crore children don’t go to school at all. The report by the Times of India states that although the percentage might be smaller in[Read More…]