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Children Below 14 Banned From Working In Shops In Rajasthan
Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has approved the Rajasthan Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, which prohibits the employment of children aged below 14 years in shops and commercial establishments
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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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India Made Significant Move To End Worst Forms Of Child Labour: US Report
India is among the only 14 countries to have made significant advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in 2017, an official US report said Saturday.
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How India's New Child Labour Law Might Make The Young More Vulnerable
Last month, parliament passed a new law against child labour that, on the surface, appears to be the perfect Independence Day gift for children of India's poor.
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Activists Worry As Controversial Child Labour Law Gets Lok Sabha Nod
After almost six hours and many a robust voice of Opposition, the Child Labour (Prevention) Bill 2016 cleared the Lok Sabha with all its controversial provisions.
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UN Expresses Concern Over Changes Made In India's Child Labour Laws
A UN body today has expressed serious concern over the changes made in India's child labour law which allows children to work in family enterprises and reduction of hazardous professions, saying it could lead to more children working in unregulated conditions.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Child Labour Bill That Allows Work In Family Business
19-year-old Amarlal who dreams of being a human rights lawyer on Wednesday was working as bonded labor at the age of four. He knows what a big difference education has made to his life. "I know what it is like to be stuck in that darkness. There is a world of a difference between that life and this," Amarlal said.
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Ending Child Slavery In My Lifetime Is My Mission: Kailash Satyarthi
Intensifying the battle to fight rights of children, both in India and the world, and ending child slavery in his lifetime is now the mission of Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi.
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Child Labour Law Amendments Will Make Things Worse, Say Experts
Six-year-old Babu's (name changed) face was shining with sparkles he was embellishing bangles with and has been working for almost 15 hours when he was rescued from a bangle-making unit in West Delhi, a few years ago. He was barely able to recollect his parents' names.
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For Some Children in Jharkhand, Toiling in Scrap Mines is All They Know
Her face caked in dirt and hair matted with sweat, eight-year-old Lalita Kumari hacks away at pieces of rock containing an elusive mineral that adds a dash of sparkle to lipstick and nail polish.
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Ban all Forms of Labour Employing Under-14 Children: Kailash Satyarthi
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi today demanded a complete ban on all forms of labour involving children below 14 years, against the backdrop of Union Cabinet's nod to amend Child Labour Law to allow them to work in family enterprise.
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Cabinet Says Children Below 14 Can Work in Family Enterprises But With Safeguards
The government has given its nod to a proposal allowing children below the age of 14 years to work only in family enterprises or the entertainment industry with certain conditions while completely banning their employment elsewhere.
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Child Labour Bill Must be Passed in Budget Session of Parliament: Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi
Child rights activist and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has, on Friday, demanded the government to ensure a complete ban on child labour up to the age of 14, saying that the Child Labour Bill should be tabled and passed during the second half of the Budget session in Parliament.
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Implement Toughest Law to End Child Labour: Kailash Satyarthi
Lamenting that children were not a "political priority" in the country, Nobel laureate and child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi today appealed to the Centre to implement the toughest law to put an end to their exploitation.
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Those Aware of Child Labour Law Continue to Hire Children: CRY
Almost half of the total 300 employers, who hire children in the age group of 5 to 14 years, are aware of the child labour law but still continue to employ children, according to a recent survey by CRY.
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Children Below 14 Banned From Working In Shops In Rajasthan
Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has approved the Rajasthan Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, which prohibits the employment of children aged below 14 years in shops and commercial establishments
-
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.
-
India Made Significant Move To End Worst Forms Of Child Labour: US Report
India is among the only 14 countries to have made significant advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in 2017, an official US report said Saturday.
-
How India's New Child Labour Law Might Make The Young More Vulnerable
Last month, parliament passed a new law against child labour that, on the surface, appears to be the perfect Independence Day gift for children of India's poor.
-
Activists Worry As Controversial Child Labour Law Gets Lok Sabha Nod
After almost six hours and many a robust voice of Opposition, the Child Labour (Prevention) Bill 2016 cleared the Lok Sabha with all its controversial provisions.
-
UN Expresses Concern Over Changes Made In India's Child Labour Laws
A UN body today has expressed serious concern over the changes made in India's child labour law which allows children to work in family enterprises and reduction of hazardous professions, saying it could lead to more children working in unregulated conditions.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Child Labour Bill That Allows Work In Family Business
19-year-old Amarlal who dreams of being a human rights lawyer on Wednesday was working as bonded labor at the age of four. He knows what a big difference education has made to his life. "I know what it is like to be stuck in that darkness. There is a world of a difference between that life and this," Amarlal said.
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Ending Child Slavery In My Lifetime Is My Mission: Kailash Satyarthi
Intensifying the battle to fight rights of children, both in India and the world, and ending child slavery in his lifetime is now the mission of Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi.
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Child Labour Law Amendments Will Make Things Worse, Say Experts
Six-year-old Babu's (name changed) face was shining with sparkles he was embellishing bangles with and has been working for almost 15 hours when he was rescued from a bangle-making unit in West Delhi, a few years ago. He was barely able to recollect his parents' names.
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For Some Children in Jharkhand, Toiling in Scrap Mines is All They Know
Her face caked in dirt and hair matted with sweat, eight-year-old Lalita Kumari hacks away at pieces of rock containing an elusive mineral that adds a dash of sparkle to lipstick and nail polish.
-
Ban all Forms of Labour Employing Under-14 Children: Kailash Satyarthi
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi today demanded a complete ban on all forms of labour involving children below 14 years, against the backdrop of Union Cabinet's nod to amend Child Labour Law to allow them to work in family enterprise.
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Cabinet Says Children Below 14 Can Work in Family Enterprises But With Safeguards
The government has given its nod to a proposal allowing children below the age of 14 years to work only in family enterprises or the entertainment industry with certain conditions while completely banning their employment elsewhere.
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Child Labour Bill Must be Passed in Budget Session of Parliament: Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi
Child rights activist and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has, on Friday, demanded the government to ensure a complete ban on child labour up to the age of 14, saying that the Child Labour Bill should be tabled and passed during the second half of the Budget session in Parliament.
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Implement Toughest Law to End Child Labour: Kailash Satyarthi
Lamenting that children were not a "political priority" in the country, Nobel laureate and child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi today appealed to the Centre to implement the toughest law to put an end to their exploitation.
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Those Aware of Child Labour Law Continue to Hire Children: CRY
Almost half of the total 300 employers, who hire children in the age group of 5 to 14 years, are aware of the child labour law but still continue to employ children, according to a recent survey by CRY.
