53 child workers rescued
October 4th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) A total of 53 child labourers were rescued from factories in north Delhi and seven employers arrested Tuesday, said NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan.The raids were ... Read more...
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Not just poverty, corporate callousness drives children to labour
March 15th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) His hair neatly combed, T-shirt tucked into his trousers, Sunil, all of 12, sits on a bench outside a children's home here and recounts the ... Read more...
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No rehabilitation for 95 percent of rescued child labourers
January 25th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Around 95 percent of child labourers rescued from various factory units in Delhi over a year are yet to be rehabilitated, making them more liable ... Read more...
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Delhi shelter homes uninhabitable; over 1,800 children flee: RTI data
January 19th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) They were rescued from a difficult life of living on the streets or from the clutches of employers forcing them into labour and sent to ... Read more...
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Ghosal beats Divyanshu in national squash
December 16th, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Title holder Saurav Ghosal of Tamil Nadu barely raised a sweat in ousting Divyanshu Sharma of Uttar Pradesh 11-3, 11-0, 11-6, in the first round of the ... Read more...
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Children’s ‘parliament’ to discuss education, child labour
July 25th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) These may not be the usual child centric issues that one gets to hear about, but at the fifth 'children's parliament', kids from across the country will ... Read more...
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Indonesia hotel blasts: Another Australian confirmed dead
July 20th, 2009 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 20 (DPA) Australian trade official Craig Senger was among those killed in last week's bomb attacks on two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital, bringing the number of known foreign ... Read more...
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Oz worker told to have sex by employer to fix her lung problem
July 7th, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jul 7 (ANI): An Aussie woman, who developed mould on her lungs as a result of her sub-standard workplace, alleges that her employers asked her to have sex to cure the ... Read more...
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Child rights activists condemn police brutality on girl
February 3rd, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) As television channels Tuesday flashed images of police officers repeatedly assaulting an eight-year-old girl in an Uttar Pradesh village, child rights activists condemned the incident and said ... Read more...
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