Child Labor
Even as India gallops toward First World status--with its booming economy, roaring stock market and rapid progress in autos and steel--it is still a giant back-yard sweatshop to the world, staffed by underage boys and girls.
PM calls for investment, reform in national education system
"We need a system that is both compassionate and demanding. No child should ever feel left out for no fault of his or her. No child should nurse a grievance that his creativity has been suppressed. We need a humane, creative and forward-looking system," he said.
CHILD TRAFFICKING: An awakening
The trafficking of human beings is a persistent and wide-reaching phenomenon, and in an increasingly integrated world of interconnected communications and commerce it truly represents a violation of human rights on a global scale. A lucrative market, the trade in human flesh is a multi-billion dollar industry that amounts to a modern-day slave trade.
Child scheme fine on ‘casual’ states
The idea is to affix responsibility on states. “Currently, we fund the scheme, but also get all the blame, particularly from the Supreme Court. If they can’t share the blame, let them at least share the funds,” a senior official in the women and child development ministry said.
Delhi to set up commission for children`s welfare
`We have realised that there is a need for a forum to look into the welfare of children. The cabinet has given its nod to a state commission for the protection of children`s rights. And Delhi will soon have one,` Raghuraman said on the sidelines of the national consultative meet organised by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).
Child marriage is one of the biggest injustices: Patil
"Child marriage is one of the biggest injustices committed against a minor and adversely affects a girl child turning her into a baby-producing machine," Patil said here after launching the 'Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah Yojana'.
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