Child Labour News - Latest Updates & Headlines
22 kids rescued from Rajasthan railway station; three agents detained
Jaipur, Dec 4: In a coordinated operation, the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Child Line, and Srishti Seva Sansthan rescued 22 minor children from Dungarpur railway station in Rajasthan. The children were allegedly being trafficked to Gujarat for catering work.
WFP warns 3.5 million children face severe malnutrition in Afghanistan
Kabul, Nov 21: The World Food Programme (WFP) has said that 3.5 million children in Afghanistan face severe malnutrition due to shrinking aid operations and warned that the country’s worsening humanitarian conditions are leaving millions at risk, the local media reported on Friday.
1.3 million children forced to work as labourers in Pakistan's Sindh
Islamabad, Oct 26: As many as 1.3 million children aged between five and 17 years are trapped in child labour in Pakistan's Sindh province, with 65 per cent of them compelled to work in the agriculture sector, local media reported, quoting a government survey.
Centre's attitude on child exploitation is irresponsible: Hanuman Beniwal
Jaipur, Aug 1: National Democratic Party President and Lok Sabha MP from Nagaur, Hanuman Beniwal, has strongly criticised the Central government's lax approach towards the serious issues of child exploitation and child labour.
Seven children forced into child labour rescued in J&K's Reasi
Jammu, Feb 5: Authorities said on Wednesday that they have rescued 7 children forced into labour in J&K's Reasi district.