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Child Labor Law Becomes Active
(October 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cajoled, threatened, and entreated the nation
to “stop employing children as workers and actively encourage them to join
schools” and that “Firm action will be taken against those violating the
law.”<More>
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Child Labor Targets Missed, Enforcement Tightened
(September 22, 2006)
Karnataka,
home to India’s Silicon Valley, has said that it will most likely miss child
labor targets but has promised that the
new federal law aiming to curtail this inhuman
practice will be enforced strictly and more vigor<More>
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Restrictive Child Labor Bill Passed (August 07, 2006)
Through the Child Labour (Prohibition &
Regulation) Act, 1986, the Government warned
of prosecution and penal action for the
employment of children but child labor
activists criticize the legislation as
inadequate that could drive children to
worse situations. .
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Bihar Amends Child Labor
Law
(June 26, 2006)
Responding to
Supreme Court ordering ban
on all forms of child labor,
Bihar has banned
employment of children
below the age of 14 in the
State’s shops,
establishments, and
businesses by amending the
Bihar Shops and
Establishments Act.<More>
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Cotton Industry Tries to End Child
Labor
(June
19, 2006)
Several stakeholders in the cotton
industry came together in Kurnool
district in
Andhra Pradesh to end the
employment of an estimated 21,000
children in cottonseed production
farms.<More>
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End of Child Labor in Sight
(May 5, 2006)
The International Labor Organization (ILO) said
that the number of child laborers world over fell by
11% from 246 million in 2000 to 218 million in 2004
leading it predict that "the end of child labor is
within our reach.<More>
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Maharashtra Bill to Curb Child Labor
(February 17, 2006)
A high-power Committee in Maharashtra recommended that
the state make child labor a non-bailable (NB) crime.<More>
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SC Asks States to Protect Childs’ Rights
(February 04, 2006)
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) the Supreme
Court (SC) has asked all Indian states and Union
Territories to provide information on enforcement
details of child labor abolition for children aged
6-14.<More>
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