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Sagrika Kissu
J&K Factories See Rampant Child labour, Low Wages, Increased Work Hours
17 Nov 2020
In the aftermath of the lockdown, workers in J&K factories are being forced to put in extra hours of work without extra pay while child labour is spiking in the UT.
Areeb Uddin Ahmed, Taha Bin Tasneem
Aligarh’s Dhaba Culture is Normalising Child Labour: Right to Education and Child Labour laws
24 Jul 2020
The right to education is a fundamental right under Indian Constitution. Yet we know of many underprivileged children forced into child labour by their circumstances, stripped of their childhood and…
Newsclick Report
360 Million South Asian Children Might Be Pushed into Poverty: UNICEF
24 Jun 2020
The statement further added that the increase in economic distress threatens to cause a spike in child marriage, child labour and, institutionalisation of children in childcare homes.
Rashme Sehgal
Plunging Economy Fuels Apparent Child Labour Epidemic
16 Jan 2020
From the spate of cases that recently have come to light it is evident that child labour is not going to disappear soon.
Tarique Anwar
Trafficking, Rescue and Dream of Becoming a Doctor: Story of a Survivor
28 Nov 2019
Former bonded labourer Shamshad Ali*, who is now studying in class XII in a government school in Jaipur, scored 81% marks in his board exams. He strongly pitches for making education free and…
Rahul M.
Citizen’s Gallery IV
22 Sep 2019
"Most people in our village have lost their lands to some company. There is no work there anymore so I come to this railway station to beg. It takes me 3 hours to come here by bus. I am really…
E Newsroom
Over 4,500 Children Pick Mica, Don’t go to School in Giridih, Koderma, Nawada: NCPCR Head
02 Aug 2019
More than 200 cases of child rights violations reported only in Giridih, Jharkhand, during the commission’s hearing.
Tarique Anwar
Tribals in Rajasthan’s Banswara Forced to Mortgage Children
22 Jun 2019
The trial and tribulations of the tribal families unfortunately do not set any “political narrative”.
Newsclick Report
India Ranks Poor in Wellbeing of Children Among Neighbours
03 Jun 2019
India’s performance on under-five mortality was only better than that of Pakistan, as per a new report by Save the Children.
Newsclick Report
Meagre 0.01% Increase in Budget Allocation for Children, Says Report
14 Feb 2019
The report, published by CRY, says that even though children constitute 40 per cent of our population, the increase in budget allocation for them has been negligible.