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The case comes on the heels of a tragic incident earlier this week when another teenager, also working at Beg's residence, died by suicide. This prompted the authorities to investigate the conditions under which the minors were being employed.
Following the stay order, the company said normal operations have resumed at the firm’s plant. There have been allegations that child labour is used at Som Distilleries.
Police in the state of Madhya Pradesh launched an investigation into Som after the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) last week found 39 boys and 19 girls working at the factory
Child exploitation reveals troubling weakness amid the strongest US labor market ever
Infuriated locals gathered upon hearing about the alleged torture of the 10-year-old girl and beat the pilot and her husband up.
Congo is the world's largest producer of cobalt, a mineral used to make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, a key pillar of President Joe Biden's climate plans.
The two children were employed – but not paid – and sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m. at the Louisville McDonald's outlet.
From protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality police in Iran to competing in Surfing Games in the US, here are some compelling images from across the world shot this week.
Already high, the number of children put to work in Afghanistan is growing, fueled by the collapse of the economy after the Taliban took over the country and the world cut off financial aid just over a year ago. A recent survey by 'Save the Children' estimated that half the country’s families have put children to work to keep food on the table as livelihoods crumbled.
A video shared by a Twitter user shows the boy sitting on the floor of the hospital, vigorously massaging the man's legs as he stretches comfortably on a chair.
Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Tomoya Obokata in his report on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, said that deep-rooted intersecting forms of discrimination, in combination with multiple other factors, are the main causes of contemporary forms of slavery affecting minorities.
Zomato has offered to fund the education of a teenaged boy who was forced to work as delivery driver for financial reasons.
UNICEF praised the West Bengal government's developmental projects for "helping to prevent child labour" on Monday, expressing hope that the problem will be eradicated with this "continued momentum."
World Day Against Child Labour 2022: This year, the day is being marked with the theme “universal social protection to end child labour".
In Jharkhand’s Bigha village, youngsters form a teaching chain where senior students teach the juniors; parents and community are enthusiastic in their support.
EU has been calling for responsibly-sourced cobalt, which will make the key battery metal expensive as the supply will be squeezed.
The findings cast a fresh shadow on operations and compliance practices at the Indian joint venture of Danish brewer Carlsberg A/S, which according to IWSR Drinks Market Analysis has a 17% share of India’s $7 billion beer market.
The theme for this year’s World Day against Child Labour is “COVID-19 -- Protect children from child labour now, more than ever”, aimed at exploring the impact of novel coronavirus pandemic on child labour
The Department of Labor said the Indian government ratified both ILO Convention 182 and Convention 138 and amended the Child Labor Act to prohibit children under the age of 18 years from working in hazardous occupations and processes
The bench, hearing a matter after taking cognisance of news reports on child labour, is likely to pass a detailed order on February 8.
"I urge the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that he should call a high-level meeting of heads of UN agencies like UNICEF, UNESCO, ILO, UNDP and WHO on issue of child labour in the context of sustainable development," Satyarthi told PTI in a recent interview.
The bill, which was passed by Rajya Sabha last week, has drawn flak from various organisation including UNICEF, CRY Bachpan Bachao Andolan of Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, who took strong objection to the provision allowing children to help in family enterprises.
'The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill' makes employment of children below 14 years as cognizable offence for employers and provides for penalty for parents.
An analysis of census data by CRY (Child Rights and You) has revealed that child labour has been decreasing at a mere 2.2 percent per year over the last decade, contrary to popular perception of its substantial reduction.
