Child Labour

Child labour is the employment of children in work that is hazardous or interferes with their education, or that is harmful to their physical or mental development. Child labor is a global problem that affects millions of children around the world. Children who are engaged in child labor are often forced to work long hours for little or no pay, and may be exposed to dangerous conditions that can have serious consequences for their health and safety. Child labor is a violation of children’s rights, and it can have long-term negative effects on their development and well-being. Governments and organizations around the world are working to combat child labor and protect the rights of children.

 

 

Children and the vicious trap of beggary – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
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Children and the vicious trap of beggary – Newspaper – DAWN.COM

THIS refers to the report ‘Security guard kills minor boy selling toys in Clifton’ (Nov 14). The incident in an affluent urban area is yet another slap in the face for our social system and lawmakers at large. A while ago in the same area, two men were reported to have abducted and raped a…

Human trafficking, child labour case set to resume next year – TimesLIVE
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Human trafficking, child labour case set to resume next year – TimesLIVE

  The stop-start trial of seven Chinese nationals appearing in the Johannesburg High Court for alleged human trafficking and child labour is set to resume in March next year after a Mandarin interpreter was finally secured. The previous interpreter withdrew because the accused complained as they did not understand the Chinese dialect he was speaking….

25000 trafficked Nigerian women, girls trapped in Malian mines – The Guardian Nigeria
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25000 trafficked Nigerian women, girls trapped in Malian mines – The Guardian Nigeria

This was revealed by experts at a three-day media training workshop on “Countering Trafficking In Persons, (CTIP),” organised by Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Child Labour (NACTAL) in collaboration with USAID for journalists from Cross River and seven other states of the federation and Abuja. Held in Benin, Edo State, the workshop ended on…

Strengthen interventions to tackle extreme poverty – Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations
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Strengthen interventions to tackle extreme poverty – Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations

The government must strengthen interventions at tackling extreme poverty to help address the prevalence of child labour in the country, the Head of Child Labour Unit of the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, Elizabeth Akanbombire, has urged. “Parents and households are in difficult times and even though we have the Free, Compulsory Universal Basic…

Let us unite to end all forms of exploitation against children – The East African
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Let us unite to end all forms of exploitation against children – The East African

Each year, the world unites to commemorate the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. This international campaign kicks off on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs through December 10, the Human Rights Day. This year, Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH NL) is shining a spotlight on…

Legacy of slavery still scars society, blocks progress says UN chief | Indiablooms
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Legacy of slavery still scars society, blocks progress says UN chief | Indiablooms

New York: The legacy of the transatlantic slave trade “reverberates to this day”, just as modern-day enslavement is growing, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said. In a message ahead of commemorations for the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, on 2 December, Mr. Guterres said that societies remain scarred by the historical suffering of…

The Global Estimates: a call to action this International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
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The Global Estimates: a call to action this International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Today marks the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. This day is focused on countering contemporary forms of slavery, such as forced labour, debt bondage, forced marriage, and human trafficking. In September this year, the new Global Estimates of Modern Slavery were released by Walk Free, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International…

Storyteller's resolve to end child labour – The Standard
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Storyteller's resolve to end child labour – The Standard

International Philanthropist Len Morris during an interview at African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) Regional office in Nairobi on November 22nd, 2022. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] More than 27 years after he set his feet in Kenya, Len Morris did not know his pursuit to document stories about child…

Child-friendly framework must fit 2022, not the 80s – UNICEF – Newsfirst
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Child-friendly framework must fit 2022, not the 80s – UNICEF – Newsfirst

COLOMBO (News 1st) – UNICEF says in order to prevent a child protection crisis in Sri Lanka, there needs to be a generation of data on the types of violence against girls and boys, the locations, the perpetrators and the accessibility of services. This will help improve the planning and implementation of programmes to prevent…

Probe into sexual assault leads to rescue of two children from firecracker unit (Krishnankovil, India)
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Probe into sexual assault leads to rescue of two children from firecracker unit (Krishnankovil, India)

Express News Service VIRUDHUNAGAR:  Officials from the district task force, including the child welfare committee, anti-child trafficking unit, and child protection unit, rescued two children employed at a firework unit at Kaatakulam Panchayat in Krishnankovil on Wednesday evening. Speaking to TNIE, N Selvakumar, a member of the welfare committee said the issue came to light…