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Regional Level Consultation on Child Labour – Varanasi

Campaign against Child Labour is a national campaign and for the last 25 years, it has been actively involved in advocating for the rights of children and working towards all kind of child labours. It strongly put forward its position that no child below 18 years of age should work in any field. Time – to time it organizes meetings and consultations to create awareness and build alliances with other stakeholders in different regions of the country.

In continuation, the member of state committees of Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Haryana with the support of SAMATA organized a regional consultation on child labour to discuss the current status of child labour in north and east India, new CLPRA amendment 2016 and CACL’s position on it and the proposed alternate bill 2017. There were around 30 participants from child rights organizations, child line, CWC who participated in this regional consultation.

There were sessions on Overview of the status of Child Labour in Northern & Eastern states in India, CLPRAA 2016 and CACL’s position on it, possibilities of collaboration with RTE forum, and Future Planning for strengthening CACL in states.

52 children die in 30 days at MGM Hospital in Jamshedpur; main cause is malnutrition, says administration

Weeks after deaths of over 70 children in government-run hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur, 52 infants have been reported dead in last 30 days at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGM) Hospital in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur.

According to a report by the ANI, the hospital superintendent has blamed malnutrition for the deaths.

The tribal belt of Jharkhand has been long battling the problem of malnutrition among the kids. According to a report by the UN agency for children, UNICEF, 47 per cent children in Jharkhand are undersized and 42 per cent of them are underweight. The report was part of the UNICEF’s Rapid Survey on Children 2013-14. Read more

Courtesy: India TV

Punjab Cabinet approves formulation of the Punjab District Mineral foundation rules 2017

Punjab News Express || August 24, 2017 08:54 PM

CHANDIGARH : The Punjab cabinet on Thursday took a series of important decisions, including formulation of the District Mineral Foundation Rules to ensure implementation of development programmes in the areas affected by mining in the state.

The cabinet also gave ex-post facto approval to issue appointment letters to 1337 candidates out of the existing merit list in the unemployed qualified Teacher Eligibility Test namely PSTET-2. De-reservation of posts in certain categories in the Department of Defence Welfare, approval to the Guardians of Governance scheme and extension, till June 30 next year, to service providers in the Veterinary Department are other key decisions taken by the cabinet meeting held here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Read more

There are significant economic benefits for developing nations by sending children to school instead of work

Even after 70 years of independence, we haven’t been able to send all our children to school. Worse still, there are crores of child labourers in India, and their number is increasing in sectors such as agriculture, mining and domestic labour. “The root causes of child labour are poverty, illiteracy, lack of quality education and resources, and poor implementation of laws,” says Neelam Makhijani, country director & CEO of ChildFund India—a child development organisation. In an interview with FE’s Vikram Chaudhary, she argues that child labour and poverty go hand in hand, and suggests some reform measures that can, over time, eradicate this social evil. Excerpts: Read more

Courtesy: Financial Express

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