Weekly Newsletter-3 (April)
Police to ensure child rights are protected in city
CHANDIGARH: Taking a huge step forward in protecting child rights, UT police has been made accountable for proper implementation of Juvenile Justice Act 2000 in the city. The National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Delhi, has appointed a representative for ensuring the Act is implemented in Chandigarh.A representative of the commission, Utsav Bains, has started working along with an inspector-rank official of UT police in this regard. Read More...
Candlelight vigil in memory of killed child
New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) Scores of people today assembled at India Gate here this evening to pay homage to a 10-year-old boy killed by his employer here recently and to take a pledge to end the practice of child labour. A candlelight vigil was organised by child rights NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan in memory of the child, who was beaten to death on April 15 night. The employer, who is also a relative of the murdered kid, has been arrested by police. The first candle was lit by the victim's mother. Former child labourers presented songs while people read out a vow to boycott products of child labour. Participants lighted candles and also took pledge to end child labour. Read More...
36 child labourers rescued in Delhi | |
In three separate rescue operations, 36 child labourers were rescued and 11 factories were sealed in the capital, a child rights NGO which assisted in the operations said Tuesday. | |
A statement by the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) said that 13 children were rescued from a factory in New Seelampur in northeast Delhi and 15 from Khureji Khas area of east Delhi Monday by a joint team of Delhi Police, the labour department and activists. After rescuing the children, six factories where they were employed were sealed. According to the statement, the children were employed in the zari (embroidery) industry and in making of bakery products. "The children in both the areas were working in pitiful conditions and all were victims of trafficking for bonded labour from the state of Bihar. On an average, they used to work for 12-15 hours everyday and were getting Rs.20 per week as wage," the statement said. Read More... | |
India bans child labour in circuses
NEW DELHI — India's Supreme Court on Monday banned travelling circuses from employing children and ordered the government to conduct raids on all performing companies to rescue minors.The court edict followed a petition lodged by a children's rights group that has lobbied for full implementation of Indian child labour laws, which are regularly flouted by circuses.Children are often trained to perform high-wire acrobatic acts, juggling stunts and other attractions for audiences in India, where circus companies move from town to town throughout the year."The court has ordered the government to rescue all children below 14 years of age and also instructed them to formulate a rehabilitation policy for the minors," said Colin Gonsalves, a lawyer for the Save the Childhood Movement, which brought the case. Read More...
Death of Child Labourer: NCPCR Voices Distress
In the wake of the death of a 10-year-old boy here after being allegedly beaten up by his employer, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights today said authorities will have to pull up their socks to stop practices like child labour.
Moin, a child from Bihar working in a beedi unit in Bharat Nagar area of the city, died after allegedly being thrashed on Saturday night.
Asked about the incident, NCPCR Chairperson Shanta Sinha said it is a matter of "great distress" that child labour is still prevalent and felt that the authorities concerned will have to do more to stop the practice. Read More...
Moin, a child from Bihar working in a beedi unit in Bharat Nagar area of the city, died after allegedly being thrashed on Saturday night.
Asked about the incident, NCPCR Chairperson Shanta Sinha said it is a matter of "great distress" that child labour is still prevalent and felt that the authorities concerned will have to do more to stop the practice. Read More...
Srishti Puri ‘n Prakriti Sareen
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