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UK MP Dan Norris Arrested On Suspicion Of Child Sex Offences, Rape
UK's Labour Party confirmed on Saturday night that they had suspended the MP for North East Somerset and Hanham in south west England.
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Smell Of Change: Incense Industry On Path To A Child Labour-Free Future
Child labour in the incense manufacturing industry, a longstanding concern for India, is declining significantly and the sector is moving towards complete freedom from child labour in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Bihar, a study finds.
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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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25-Day-Old Infant, Sold By Father For Rs 30,000, Rescued In Assam
A poverty-stricken labourer in Assam's Dhemaji district allegedly sold his 25-day-old infant for Rs 30,000, prompting intervention from the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), which rescued the baby from the home of a doctor, officials said on Tuesday.
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Pregnant Government Employee In Odisha Loses Child After Being Denied Leave
A 26-year-old Odisha government employee claimed that she lost her child in the womb after allegedly being denied leave by a Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) while experiencing severe labour pain at her office in Kendrapara district.
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Child Labourer Rescued From Samajwadi Party MLA's House, Day After Domestic Help's Suicide
Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi police and Labour Enforcement Department personnel on Tuesday raided Samajwadi Party MLA Zahid Beg's house here and rescued a 14-year-old girl engaged in child labour, officials said.
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Government Job For Family Of Bengal Man Killed Over Beef Suspicion In Haryana: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met the wife and child of a labourer from the state who was killed in Haryana over suspicion of consuming beef.
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Child Labourers At Madhya Pradesh Distillery Worked 11 Hours A Day: Report
The Madhya Pradesh government's inspection of a Som Group distillery said child labourers, some aged between 13 and 17, were made to fill and pack liquor bottles and worked long hours.
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Som Distilleries Licence Cancelled Over Child Labour Concerns
The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended the licence of Som Distilleries on Wednesday due to concerns about child labour.
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Sugar In Baby Food, Child Labour Allegations: Nestle's Past Controversies
Nestle, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, has found itself entangled in a myriad of controversies over the years.
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Delhi Court Approves Assistance, Recovery Of Wages For Rescued Child Labourers
The Delhi High Court has approved the joint suggestions about the immediate financial assistance and recovery of back wages for rescued child labourers and issued directions to the Delhi Government to adopt the mechanism in the post-rescue protocol f
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Kolkata Dura Puja Committees Focus On Social Issues To Spread Awareness
From the daily struggles of autorickshaw drivers to trafficking and abuse of women to blatant use of child labour in hotels, Durga puja committees in Kolkata have highlighted different social issues to generate awareness among people.
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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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Pilot's Husband Sent To Judicial Custody For Torturing 10-Year-Old Help
A Delhi court sent to judicial custody till August 2 the husband of a 33-year-old pilot arrested for allegedly assaulting their minor domestic help in southwest Delhi's Dwarka.
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Woman Pilot Hit 10-Year-Old Help With Hot Tongs For Mistakes, Allege Relatives
The relatives of a 10-year-old domestic help, who was allegedly thrashed by her employer in southwest Delhi's Dwarka, on Wednesday claimed the minor was often hit with hot iron tongs and demanded strict action against the accused.
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UK MP Dan Norris Arrested On Suspicion Of Child Sex Offences, Rape
UK's Labour Party confirmed on Saturday night that they had suspended the MP for North East Somerset and Hanham in south west England.
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Smell Of Change: Incense Industry On Path To A Child Labour-Free Future
Child labour in the incense manufacturing industry, a longstanding concern for India, is declining significantly and the sector is moving towards complete freedom from child labour in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Bihar, a study finds.
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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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25-Day-Old Infant, Sold By Father For Rs 30,000, Rescued In Assam
A poverty-stricken labourer in Assam's Dhemaji district allegedly sold his 25-day-old infant for Rs 30,000, prompting intervention from the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), which rescued the baby from the home of a doctor, officials said on Tuesday.
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Pregnant Government Employee In Odisha Loses Child After Being Denied Leave
A 26-year-old Odisha government employee claimed that she lost her child in the womb after allegedly being denied leave by a Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) while experiencing severe labour pain at her office in Kendrapara district.
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Child Labourer Rescued From Samajwadi Party MLA's House, Day After Domestic Help's Suicide
Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi police and Labour Enforcement Department personnel on Tuesday raided Samajwadi Party MLA Zahid Beg's house here and rescued a 14-year-old girl engaged in child labour, officials said.
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Government Job For Family Of Bengal Man Killed Over Beef Suspicion In Haryana: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met the wife and child of a labourer from the state who was killed in Haryana over suspicion of consuming beef.
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Child Labourers At Madhya Pradesh Distillery Worked 11 Hours A Day: Report
The Madhya Pradesh government's inspection of a Som Group distillery said child labourers, some aged between 13 and 17, were made to fill and pack liquor bottles and worked long hours.
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Som Distilleries Licence Cancelled Over Child Labour Concerns
The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended the licence of Som Distilleries on Wednesday due to concerns about child labour.
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Sugar In Baby Food, Child Labour Allegations: Nestle's Past Controversies
Nestle, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, has found itself entangled in a myriad of controversies over the years.
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Delhi Court Approves Assistance, Recovery Of Wages For Rescued Child Labourers
The Delhi High Court has approved the joint suggestions about the immediate financial assistance and recovery of back wages for rescued child labourers and issued directions to the Delhi Government to adopt the mechanism in the post-rescue protocol f
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Kolkata Dura Puja Committees Focus On Social Issues To Spread Awareness
From the daily struggles of autorickshaw drivers to trafficking and abuse of women to blatant use of child labour in hotels, Durga puja committees in Kolkata have highlighted different social issues to generate awareness among people.
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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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Pilot's Husband Sent To Judicial Custody For Torturing 10-Year-Old Help
A Delhi court sent to judicial custody till August 2 the husband of a 33-year-old pilot arrested for allegedly assaulting their minor domestic help in southwest Delhi's Dwarka.
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Woman Pilot Hit 10-Year-Old Help With Hot Tongs For Mistakes, Allege Relatives
The relatives of a 10-year-old domestic help, who was allegedly thrashed by her employer in southwest Delhi's Dwarka, on Wednesday claimed the minor was often hit with hot iron tongs and demanded strict action against the accused.
