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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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6 Girls, 3 Boys, Working At Noida Factory, Rescued By Police
Nine children, who were illegally employed at a garmentfactory in Noida, have been rescued by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Gautam Buddh Nagar police, officials said on Wednesday.
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Girl, 11, Kept As Domestic Help, Assaulted, Abandoned On Road In Odisha
In a horrific case of torture and child labour in Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar, an 11-year-old girl was assaulted in Nayapalli while she was illegally employed as a house help.
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No Cases Of Forced Child Labour During Lockdown: Government
No cases of children forced to leave their homes for illegal child labour and smuggling during lockdown have come to the notice of the apex child rights body NCPCR, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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Apple Finds Foxconn Interns Worked Illegal Overtime on iPhone X
Interns at a factory operated by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., part of Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, worked voluntarily and received benefits, though worked longer days than Chinese law permits, Apple said in a statement. The Financial Times reported earlier Tuesday that a group of 3,000 students from the Zhengzhou Urban Rail Transit School ...
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Hyderabad's Shame: In 4 Rooms, 200 Children Toil Away for 14 Hours a Day
A pre-dawn cordon and search operation for illegal weapons, following an Intelligence Bureau (IB) alert, led the Hyderabad Police to stumble upon a three-storeyed building in the Bhavani Nagar area where over 200 minor children from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (UP) were found huddled in four rooms in pathetic conditions.
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Tribal Girl's Documentary to be Screened at Doha Film Fest
Jayshree documentary shows how activism against illegal slavery in India made her and her classmates the first generation of literate women in Katkari tribe
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Samsung Finds 'Evidence' of Child Labour at China Plant
Samsung said on Monday it had temporarily suspended business with one of its suppliers in China after finding "evidence" of possible illegal child labour at the plant.
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Samsung Halts Business With Chinese Supplier Over Child Labour Fears
Samsung said it found an "illegal hiring process" at Dongguan Shinyang Electronics, which supplies mobile phone covers and parts.
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Couple booked for child labour, illegal custody of maid
In a bizarre case, a couple in Naranpura has been booked for child labour and keeping their maid in illegal custody for over a month. The couple is alleged to have harassed the kid who, after due intervention of police and the child helpline, was rescued a few days back.According to the complaint lodged with the Mahila Police station, 16-year-old K...
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Rajitha's case exposes loopholes in adoption process
The case of eight -year-old orphan Rajitha, who was given away in illegal adoption and subsequently brought to a hospital in an extremely malnourished state, has raised questions about the process of adoption in Andhra Pradesh. While those responsible for her state have not been arrested yet, the focus for the moment is on her well-being. It must h...
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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.
-
6 Girls, 3 Boys, Working At Noida Factory, Rescued By Police
Nine children, who were illegally employed at a garmentfactory in Noida, have been rescued by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Gautam Buddh Nagar police, officials said on Wednesday.
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Girl, 11, Kept As Domestic Help, Assaulted, Abandoned On Road In Odisha
In a horrific case of torture and child labour in Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar, an 11-year-old girl was assaulted in Nayapalli while she was illegally employed as a house help.
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No Cases Of Forced Child Labour During Lockdown: Government
No cases of children forced to leave their homes for illegal child labour and smuggling during lockdown have come to the notice of the apex child rights body NCPCR, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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Apple Finds Foxconn Interns Worked Illegal Overtime on iPhone X
Interns at a factory operated by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., part of Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, worked voluntarily and received benefits, though worked longer days than Chinese law permits, Apple said in a statement. The Financial Times reported earlier Tuesday that a group of 3,000 students from the Zhengzhou Urban Rail Transit School ...
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Hyderabad's Shame: In 4 Rooms, 200 Children Toil Away for 14 Hours a Day
A pre-dawn cordon and search operation for illegal weapons, following an Intelligence Bureau (IB) alert, led the Hyderabad Police to stumble upon a three-storeyed building in the Bhavani Nagar area where over 200 minor children from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (UP) were found huddled in four rooms in pathetic conditions.
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Tribal Girl's Documentary to be Screened at Doha Film Fest
Jayshree documentary shows how activism against illegal slavery in India made her and her classmates the first generation of literate women in Katkari tribe
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Samsung Finds 'Evidence' of Child Labour at China Plant
Samsung said on Monday it had temporarily suspended business with one of its suppliers in China after finding "evidence" of possible illegal child labour at the plant.
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Samsung Halts Business With Chinese Supplier Over Child Labour Fears
Samsung said it found an "illegal hiring process" at Dongguan Shinyang Electronics, which supplies mobile phone covers and parts.
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Couple booked for child labour, illegal custody of maid
In a bizarre case, a couple in Naranpura has been booked for child labour and keeping their maid in illegal custody for over a month. The couple is alleged to have harassed the kid who, after due intervention of police and the child helpline, was rescued a few days back.According to the complaint lodged with the Mahila Police station, 16-year-old K...
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Rajitha's case exposes loopholes in adoption process
The case of eight -year-old orphan Rajitha, who was given away in illegal adoption and subsequently brought to a hospital in an extremely malnourished state, has raised questions about the process of adoption in Andhra Pradesh. While those responsible for her state have not been arrested yet, the focus for the moment is on her well-being. It must h...
