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- Act Or Get Tagged For Slavery, Warns Us (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
India has been warned to act swiftly on its human trafficking record involving forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation or risk being censured for what Washington calls "modern-day slavery."
- Industry Profiteering Hurts Consumers, Creates Social Unrest (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Jun 06, 2007)
Instead of adversely reacting to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s ten commandments on inclusive growth, social responsibility and the checking of vulgar display of wealth, Indian corporate bosses should be thankful to . . . .
- Ituc Report On Core Labour Standards In India — Much Work Remains To Be Done (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, May 29, 2007)
There is need for a transformation of the labour force in terms of education, skills, income levels and provision of social security to dovetail with the various components of the country's development agenda.
- Unemployment On The Rise (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 23, 2007)
A new reality demands fresh ideas. Pakistan has never been a welfare state but government-owned enterprises did serve as an avenue of employment even at the risk of considerable overstaffing.
- Indian Child Labour: Labouring Against Odds (Daily Times, Kamil Zaheer, May 22, 2007)
Millions of poor Indian children who work at street food stalls, restaurants or as domestic servants in homes mock a government ban last year which made work for under-14s illegal and punishable by jail
- Silk Slaves And Official Apathy (Business Line, S. Ramachander, May 21, 2007)
The gap between announced national priorities and how we carry them out is something we live with everyday. It was brought home most depressingly on Saturday in a BBC programme entitled India's Silk Slaves.
- Bane Of Bonded Labour (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 17, 2007)
While steps are being taken to root out bonded labour in the country, as the case of 11 brick kiln workers who were recently liberated by a court in the NWFP demonstrates, it is tragic that slavery of this kind still holds about two million people . . .
- Not Our Voice (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 09, 2007)
The Supreme Court has done well to stay the proceedings of a court in Haridwar against the country’s most eminent painter M F Husain. The lower court had ordered attachment of the painter’s properties on the basis of a flimsy petition.
- Nepal Clash Injures Dozens (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
Over two dozen people were injured in clashes between Maoists and paramilitary forces in a western Nepal village, prompting authorities to impose an indefinite curfew.
- Fresh Print (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2007)
As Ruskin Bond rightly points out in his introduction to the book, few of us would have heard of EHA (EH Aitken). For though he was a well-known naturalist-writer in his day, his books have been out of print for a century.
- Focus On Migrant Worker Exploitation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 27, 2007)
British theatre is finally waking up to one of the biggest stories of today in the U.K.
- Expansion Of Poverty (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 23, 2007)
Mohammed Yunus is thinking of entering politics. He is a strong contender for the post of President of Bangladesh.
- Bonded Labour Still Exists In Some States: Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday said that the practice of bonded labour still exist in some States including Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
- Refund Muddle (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 21, 2007)
With seats available in various colleges being far less than the demand, students apply at various places, just in case.
- Equality Is A Fine Balance (Indian Express, SOLI J. SORABJEE, Apr 15, 2007)
The prime minister’s recent statement that each organ of the state has “constitutionally assigned roles” and “each must respect the functions of the other” raises the critical question about the legitimate role of each state organ.
- Equality Is A Fine Balance (Indian Express, SOLI J. SORABJEE, Apr 14, 2007)
The prime minister’s recent statement that each organ of the state has “constitutionally assigned roles” and “each must respect the functions of the other” raises the critical question about the legitimate role of each state organ.
- National Knowledge (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Mar 31, 2007)
The National Knowledge Commission recommends the overhaul of higher education and the establishment of a regulatory authority.
- Commission Report (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Mar 31, 2007)
The National Knowledge Commission recommends the overhaul of higher education and the establishment of a regulatory authority.
- Bonded To The Sari Omlo (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2007)
Seated at old wooden weaving looms, workers are toiling away. The conditions in their huts are like something from mediaeval times. It is dark, dingy, everything operated by hand.
- Indian In 30-Year 'Bonded Labour' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
Officials in India are investigating reports a man has been repaying a debt which began with a loan of 40kg of rice with nearly 30 years of bonded labour.
- Indian In 30-Year 'Bonded Labour' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2007)
Officials in India's Bihar state have begun an inquiry into reports a man has been repaying a loan of 40kg of rice with nearly 30 years of bonded labour.
- The Taint Of Privilege (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Mar 28, 2007)
It has been a busy month in the British parliament, climaxing in this week’s budget, the 11th and last, we assume, of Gordon Brown’s chancellorship of the exchequer.
- March Against Child-Trafficking Ends (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2007)
Victims rescued from forced labour played an active role during its entire stretch
Sponsored by Bachpan Bachao Andolan, it covered West Bengal, Bihar, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
1.2 million children become victims every year and most of them . . .
- A Dalit Temple's Encounter With Official India (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Mar 15, 2007)
The NCSC was set up especially to deliver speedy justice to the Scheduled Castes, a body mandated by law to protect the constitutional rights guaranteed to Dalits. Yet its officers are not above displaying caste prejudices.
- Fragile Mothers (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Mar 14, 2007)
The fundamental causes leading to high maternal mortality are yet to be addressed.
- Quality Degrees (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 05, 2007)
Guntur district continues to make all-out efforts to achieve its goal of cent per cent literacy.
- Literacy Race (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 05, 2007)
Guntur district continues to make all-out efforts to achieve its goal of cent per cent literacy.
- Faraway Brides Of U.P. (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Mar 05, 2007)
The instant weddings in the eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh highlight a disturbing fact - the State's very low sex ratio.
- Labour Issues Surface At Wto (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Mar 01, 2007)
The West is focusing on the benefits of addressing trade & labour issues.
- India's Secret Shame (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
Daughters aren't wanted in India. So many female foetuses are illegally aborted that baby boys now hugely outnumber baby girls, while a government minister has begged parents to abandon their children rather than kill them. What does this mean . . .
- India's Missing Girls (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
Daughters aren't wanted in India. So many female foetuses are illegally aborted that baby boys now hugely outnumber baby girls, while a government minister has begged parents to abandon their children rather than kill them. What does this mean for . . .
- The Wages Of Poverty (Dawn, I.A. Rehman, Feb 22, 2007)
IF by putting his little children up for sale, Shaukat Ali of Mian Channu, a Punjab town known for well-off farmers, had tried to shake the authority out of its slumber, and remind it of its foremost duty to guarantee each citizen’s right to life . . .
- Will The Dream Come True? (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2007)
The Indians want the world to believe that the day is not far when theirs would be the third largest economy in the world –– after the US and China.
- How Uk Patios Rely On Child Labour (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2007)
In the blazing morning sun Naresh swings a hammer on to a square grey sandstone slab, his features focused on chipping away the rock until it is the length of his feet.
- Between A Rock And A Hard Place - How Uk Patios Rely On Child Labour (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2007)
In the blazing morning sun Naresh swings a hammer on to a square grey sandstone slab, his features focused on chipping away the rock until it is the length of his feet.
- Judicial Challenge (Dawn, V. VENKATESAN, Feb 01, 2007)
Supreme Court weakens the constitutional protection to progressive laws by making laws in the Ninth Schedule vulnerable to legal challenge.
- Us: India On 'Watch List', Needs To Curb Human Trafficking (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Jan 24, 2007)
India is among 39 countries placed by the United States on a "special watch list" for human trafficking in terms of a 2003 domestic law under which the State Department is required to report to the US Congress.
- India On Us 'Special Watch List' For Human Trafficking (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2007)
India figures among 39 countries placed on a US "special watch list" of nations deemed to warrant special scrutiny of their anti-trafficking efforts under a 2003 US law.
- Landmark Ruling (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 13, 2007)
Tamil Nadu’s reservation will now come under scrutiny.
- Moneylenders Of Today (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 12, 2007)
"When a machine ‘rejects’ your card, you can’t argue with it..."
- Real Cost Of India's Cheap Stone (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2007)
The global building boom and the fashion for smart interiors has created huge demand for natural stone.
- Do We Really Care? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 05, 2007)
The Pied Piper syndrome has reached staggering levels in India, thanks to the country’s police force, which, even as we speak, are stubbornly resisting every effort to bring greater efficiency and accountability into their system.
- In Our Image (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 02, 2007)
One sure sign of intelligence is the ability to make tools.
- Some Things Never Change (Statesman, Krishan Kalra, Dec 28, 2006)
Our flight from Singapore had just landed at Delhi. Carrying a heavy handbag, I couldn’t quite sprint to the serpentine queues at immigration.
- Story Of Deprivation (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2006)
The promises of the freedom movement and the Constitution remain largely unfulfilled in the case of Dalits.
- At A Crossroads (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Dec 21, 2006)
The Dalit leadership faces a credibility crisis in the absence of a radical political vision.
- The Forgotten People (Hindu, Dilip D Souza, Dec 12, 2006)
Essays focussing on the marginalisation and oppression of the `adivasis'
- Khairlanji: Atrocity Of A Law Forgotten (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Dec 09, 2006)
The response of post-Independence India to crimes against dalits is a curious mix of comprehensive legislation and a comprehensive failure to administer them.
- Children Of A Lesser God (Times of India, C P SURENDRAN, Dec 06, 2006)
Barely a fortnight ago, the Bihar government decided to help Chuhiya and her family financially. Eight year-old Chuhiya earns her keep at a dhaba in Patna.
- Jirga Time In Nwfp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 02, 2006)
Jirgas (traditional assembly of tribal and religious elders) have special significance in the tribal areas on both sides of the 2,500-km Durand Line, serving as the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. They have been known for being independent . . .
- Fire Lights Spark Of Protest (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2006)
Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights…. That’s what 19-year-old Shahidul Islam did a day after a blaze in a sweatshop destroyed 10 lives.
- Violence Against Children Part Of Workplace Culture: Ilo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2006)
Calls for zero tolerance of violence against 218 million children, 100 million adolescents
- Stolen Childhood (OutLook, Jayati Ghosh, Nov 09, 2006)
India has the world's largest child labourer population, and ineffective laws and the absence of a multi-pronged strategy perpetuate the malady.
- Long Way To Go (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Travel through the districts of Varanasi and Mirzapur, rated as the hotbed of child labour rackets and anti-child labour activism in Uttar Pradesh, and it is evident that the October 10 notification of the Union Labour Ministry with enhanced . . . .
- Plight Of Brick Kiln Workers (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2006)
That nearly two million brick kiln workers in the country have to undergo the rigours and indignities of bonded labour is not only a clear violation of the accepted standards of human rights but also in breach of the law.
- Unprecedented Intrusion (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 19, 2006)
Even in a milieu where the judiciary has been continually expanding its own powers and entering into areas normally left to the executive and Parliament, a Supreme Court demand for the report of a standing committee of Parliament on a bill under . . .
- Helping The Punjabi Farmer (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 15, 2006)
Ruchika M. Khanna’s series, “Life on the edges” (Sept 25-28) does not present a true picture of the generations-old socio-economic relationship between a Punjabi farmer and farm labourer.
- Time To Ban All Forms Of Child Labour (Hindu, Madhura Swaminathan, Oct 10, 2006)
The additional curbs on child labour in specified hazardous occupations come into effect today. This is a welcome step but far from adequate. Ultimately, all forms of labour are hazardous to the well being of children.
- Guardians Of Constitution (Tribune, Justice A.S. Anand (retd), Oct 09, 2006)
To appreciate judicial activism one shall have to consider the power of judicial review vested in the higher judiciary — the Supreme Court and the High Courts as also the general role of the judicial institutions.
- Prisoners In Private Jails (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 07, 2006)
That medieval practices exist in the country in this day and age was proved on Wednesday when a cleric and his six guards were apprehended for running a private jail in the NWFP.
- ‘Visibility For Real Issues Tough’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 07, 2006)
In India, it is hard to get visibility for ‘real issues’. The bombing of Hiroshima-Nagasaki is accepted as a crime against humanity, but not as systemic and systematic crimes against Dalits.
- Woes Of Migrants (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 30, 2006)
At one level a migrant is a person who moves from place to place to get work. At another level, he is a globetrotter who is in search of the best market for his talent. Punjab is one state in which both kinds of migrants are in large numbers.
- Making Of Poverty (Pioneer, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Sep 26, 2006)
Manipur's weaving culture will be destroyed due to unfair trade practices and cause large-scale unemployment, says Rahul Ramagundam
- Call Them By Any Name, They Are Bonded Labourers (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Sep 25, 2006)
For the past 22 years, Amarjit Singh, who is the manager of a 55-acre farm in Mansa Khurd village here, has been working from dawn to dusk for a measly daily wage of Rs 52.05.
- The Case Of The Phantom Pil (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 21, 2006)
PILs are definitely being misused... The courts have realised that they need to control them. There must be a screening process.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 17, 2006)
The problem is almost insurmountable. Governments will come and governments will go. Child labour will go on forever
- Search For A Silver Lining (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2006)
The art of weaving and warping silver by hand is slowly dying for want of support.
- Feeble Voice To Fight (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2006)
Residents of Premdasa Nagar, in absence of state support, have rented their premises and taken to drinking in distress, says Rahul Ramagundam.
- Adivasis Made Mercenaries To Kill Their Own People (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 20, 2006)
“Naxalism is not an issue or a problem. It is a solution, an alternative development programme.” Pendyala Varavara Rao, Poet and Ex-emissary for peace talks between AP Govt and naxalites.
- Ban And Beyond (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 08, 2006)
Enacting a law is not enough, it needs to be implemented.
- What A Downfall Of Jansher! (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 16, 2006)
Jansher, four times world champion in squash, who brought respectability to the game, has been sent behind the bars.
- Bounties Of Nature (Deccan Herald, SURYAKANT WAGHMORE, Jul 14, 2006)
Last week when it rained heavily in Mumbai, someone asked me how I was coping. I was surprised at that question, as I was rather enjoying the rain. For someone who comes from a drought-prone village of Northern Karnataka, getting wet or seeing water . . .
- Trafficking Is Big Business (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jul 11, 2006)
When the news first broke out it looked incredulous that a senior officer of the Indian Foreign Service, posted at the time as the head of the Indian Council for cultural relations, could be probed for helping illegal transportation of a group of . . .
- Long Arm Of The Law (Times of India, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jul 11, 2006)
In an essay published some years ago, sociologist André Béteille observed that "ordinary people look up to judges in a way in which they no longer look up to legislators, ministers or civil servants".
- Protest Against A Reliance Project (Frontline, DIONNE BUNSHA, Jun 24, 2006)
The Maha Mumbai Special Economic Zone project of Reliance faces resistance from residents of villages which may be acquired for it.
- Stand Up, Bbc; Resign, Rumsfeld! (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 17, 2006)
On June 3, just two weeks ago, writing about the conduct of US troops specially the much-vaunted Marines in Iraq, I had said: "Indeed, this is not all. . .
- Tackle Trafficking (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 09, 2006)
The govt cannot tarnish the nation’s image globally
- Trafficking Snarls (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 08, 2006)
In its Annual Trafficking in Persons Report, the US State Department has accused India of not complying with standards for the elimination of human trafficking.
- Fighting Human Trafficking (Times of India, David C Mulford, Jun 06, 2006)
I cannot imagine a more heinous crime than trafficking in human beings — the marketing, distribution, and in many cases, sale of women and children to be exploited and abused by others.
- India Fails To Comply With Basic Trafficking Norms:us (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jun 06, 2006)
India does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but it is making "significant efforts" to do so, claims the US State Department's annual Report on Trafficking in Persons for 2006.
- Bonded Labour’S Tragic Plight (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 03, 2006)
The photograph in Friday’s Dawn of brick kiln workers protesting against the brutal treatment being meted out to them by their employers was heart-wrenching.
- Reduce Reliance On Monsoons (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Pandita and Meenakshi Koul, Jun 01, 2006)
Monsoons; of rains and suicides, may sound a bit strange and unusual to a good cross section of our society, especially to people, who dwell in urban areas of cities and towns, but holds very true to our farming community, who not just experience . . .
- 78 Child Labourers Rescued (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Raids conducted in Sarai Kale Khan
One person has been detained
Children were living in unhygienic atmosphere
- Bonded Labour (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 26, 2006)
What solution can we offer to parents of bonded kids?
- A Fiat Gujarat Could Have Done Without (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2006)
Judicial activism, admirable on such occasions as when it comes to the rescue of ill-treated undertrials or bonded labour or child workers, at times turns problematical.
- Government Urged To Appoint Chairman Of Backward Classes Panel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
New survey of backward communities urgently needed, says Sudarshan
- Government Urged To Appoint Chairman Of Backward Classes Panel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
New survey of backward communities urgently needed, says Sudarshan
- Blight Of Bonded Labour (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 19, 2006)
An international conference on bonded labour has called on the Pakistan government to appoint a judicial commission to eliminate private jails and take measures to rehabilitate freed haris.
- In The Sweatshops Of Mumbai (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Mar 29, 2006)
Maharashtra is officially child labour-free but the exploitation of children continues in the zari units in its capital.
- Rights Approach To Empowerment (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 28, 2006)
The Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK) is a Dehra Dun-based NGO working with Van Gujjars and other hill communities for four decades. Avdesh Kaushal, founder of RLEK, speaks to V J Thomas:
- Leapfrogging Into Poverty (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Mar 28, 2006)
High growth rates of India and China have become a problem for the Western countries. Till recently the developing countries were voluntarily selling their resources at low prices to them.
- Economics Of Naxalite Resurgence (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Mar 20, 2006)
Home Minister Shivraj Patil has called a meeting of Chief Ministers of 13 states affected by Naxalite attacks.
- Charting A New Path (Frontline, CR Jayachandran, Mar 18, 2006)
For the first time perhaps in the history of the State, a specific policy on labour has been formulated by the government. This move is the result of the realisation that for rapid and smooth industrialisation, harmonious industrial relations are an imper
- The State Dept Report (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 13, 2006)
Governments that have been criticised in the US State Department’s report on human rights have rightly come out strong against it, considering its obvious prejudiced outlook.
- Model Orphanages (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 09, 2006)
THE facilities provided for orphans of the Oct 8 earthquake victims at a number of orphanages run by the non-profit organization ‘Save Our Souls’ in Punjab present a model for other NGOs and philanthropic groups dealing with the aftermath of the . . .
- A Gift From The Fundoos (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Feb 12, 2006)
It’s not as if we have forgotten what the Hindu fundoos are capable of. But since the electoral defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre, many of us have been tempted to take a break from foregrounding resistance . . .
- Follow Up (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 06, 2006)
Educating the child will help in eradicating child labour
The Supreme Court has done well to remind the Centre and the State governments of their obligation to completely eradicate child labour in the country.
- Wide Canvas (Hindu, Sonya Dutta Choudhury, Feb 05, 2006)
Poor peasants. Uncaring chess players. A small boy who gives up the joy of toys to buy a chimta for his grandmother. Premchand's protagonists are classic figures that we've all grown with, in short stories scattered across school curriculae.
- Crushing The Law (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 26, 2006)
The Aravalis are still under attack
A casual disregard for the law and callousness towards the environment is again on display in the sensitive Aravali region of Mewat in Haryana.
- Micro-Financing: Key To Poverty Alleviation (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 25, 2006)
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Salman Shah has said that the Government is committed to promote micro-finance sector for alleviation of poverty in the country.
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