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World Day Against Child Labour 2025: Why June 12 Matters For Children's Rights
Observed on June 12, World Day Against Child Labour highlights the urgent need to end child exploitation worldwide, advocating education and safety for all children.
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Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer To Receive World Law Congress Honour For Child Rights
For over two decades, Bhuwan Ribhu's legal fight against child exploitation earned him the World Jurist Association's Medal of Honour
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Union Files Labour Charges Against Trump, Musk For "Threatening" Workers
The United Auto Workers Union said on Tuesday it has filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board against Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk over attempts to threaten and intimidate workers.
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Fight Not Yet Over, Says Sister On Nodeep Kaur's Bail
The bail granted to labour rights campaigner Nodeep Kaur is far from a victory, her elder sister Rajvir Kaur said on Friday, noting that the fight is still on as the list of activists lodged in jails is "very long".
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Millions Of Home-Based Garment Workers Feared Losing Out On COVID-19 Aid
Millions of "hidden" home-based garment workers in India who help prop up the global fashion industry risk missing out on aid during the coronavirus pandemic, labour rights campaigners said.
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Electric Car Demand Fueling Rise In Child Labour In DR Congo: Campaigners
The majority of Congo's cobalt comes from industrial mines, while about one fifth is mined informally, according to rights group Amnesty International. Sourcing only from industrial mines would not solve the problem because it is unclear how and when artisanally mined cobalt enters the supply chain, said Callaway of Enough Project.
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Rahul Gandhi To Start 2500-Km Mahayatra From Deoria On September 6
Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his mahayatra from Deoria in eastern Uttar Pradesh to Delhi from September 6 is a campaign to help secure rights of the poor, farmers and labourers in government resources.
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Freedom 251 Now Ringing Alarm Bells Over Workers' Conditions
Ringing Bells CEO says the company pays fair wages to its workers and its pricier models will help offset the cost of the Rs. 251 phone.
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Rs 251 Smartphone Rings Alarm Bell On Workers' Conditions, Say Campaigners
The makers of the Rs. 251 ($4) smartphone hope that its low price will allow millions of poor people to own a mobile phone in a market with only 10 per cent penetration.
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Kailash Satyarthi to Soon Launch Global Campaign Against Child Labour
Nobel Peace Prize winner and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi today said he will soon be launching his "most ambitious and longest-ever" campaign against child labour.
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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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Child Labour Bill Will Be Test of Modi Government: Kailash Satyarthi
A bill currently in the Indian Parliament on child labour totally will be a "test" of the new government on how they take the issues of the most exploited children in their political priority, says child rights campaigner and Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi.
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World Day Against Child Labour 2025: Why June 12 Matters For Children's Rights
Observed on June 12, World Day Against Child Labour highlights the urgent need to end child exploitation worldwide, advocating education and safety for all children.
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Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer To Receive World Law Congress Honour For Child Rights
For over two decades, Bhuwan Ribhu's legal fight against child exploitation earned him the World Jurist Association's Medal of Honour
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Union Files Labour Charges Against Trump, Musk For "Threatening" Workers
The United Auto Workers Union said on Tuesday it has filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board against Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk over attempts to threaten and intimidate workers.
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Fight Not Yet Over, Says Sister On Nodeep Kaur's Bail
The bail granted to labour rights campaigner Nodeep Kaur is far from a victory, her elder sister Rajvir Kaur said on Friday, noting that the fight is still on as the list of activists lodged in jails is "very long".
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Millions Of Home-Based Garment Workers Feared Losing Out On COVID-19 Aid
Millions of "hidden" home-based garment workers in India who help prop up the global fashion industry risk missing out on aid during the coronavirus pandemic, labour rights campaigners said.
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Electric Car Demand Fueling Rise In Child Labour In DR Congo: Campaigners
The majority of Congo's cobalt comes from industrial mines, while about one fifth is mined informally, according to rights group Amnesty International. Sourcing only from industrial mines would not solve the problem because it is unclear how and when artisanally mined cobalt enters the supply chain, said Callaway of Enough Project.
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Rahul Gandhi To Start 2500-Km Mahayatra From Deoria On September 6
Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his mahayatra from Deoria in eastern Uttar Pradesh to Delhi from September 6 is a campaign to help secure rights of the poor, farmers and labourers in government resources.
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Freedom 251 Now Ringing Alarm Bells Over Workers' Conditions
Ringing Bells CEO says the company pays fair wages to its workers and its pricier models will help offset the cost of the Rs. 251 phone.
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Rs 251 Smartphone Rings Alarm Bell On Workers' Conditions, Say Campaigners
The makers of the Rs. 251 ($4) smartphone hope that its low price will allow millions of poor people to own a mobile phone in a market with only 10 per cent penetration.
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Kailash Satyarthi to Soon Launch Global Campaign Against Child Labour
Nobel Peace Prize winner and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi today said he will soon be launching his "most ambitious and longest-ever" campaign against child labour.
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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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Child Labour Bill Will Be Test of Modi Government: Kailash Satyarthi
A bill currently in the Indian Parliament on child labour totally will be a "test" of the new government on how they take the issues of the most exploited children in their political priority, says child rights campaigner and Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi.
