Court asks government to start helpline against child labour
November 11th, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday mooted the idea of starting a telephone helpline for reporting instances of child labour in the capital.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S. Muralidhar asked the government to consider starting a phone helpline for reporting instances of child labour in the capital.
“You (government) should think of starting a helpline number as well as a website for handling child labour cases more vigilantly,” said the bench while asking the government to file their response by Nov 25, the next date of hearing.
The court also asked the government to file a status report as to how many children have been rescued and what is the government doing for their rehabilitation.
The court was hearing the plea of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), an NGO, seeking elimination of child labour from the capital.
- Jharkhand asked to set up child rights commission - Jan 20, 2011
- Cancel licences of units employing child labourers: Court - Apr 28, 2011
- Activists cheer child labour prohibition in circuses - Apr 18, 2011
- Child labour generates Rs.120,000 crore in black money: NGO - Jun 12, 2011
- 26 child labourers rescued in Delhi - Apr 25, 2011
- 39 child labourers rescued in Delhi - Apr 26, 2011
- Find missing child labourers, court tells Delhi Police - Feb 03, 2011
- Prohibit employment of children in circuses: apex court (Lead) - Apr 18, 2011
- Court questions Bihar on child trafficking - Jul 27, 2010
- Six units employing child labourers sealed, 20 held - Mar 24, 2011
- 26 child workers rescued in Delhi - Feb 15, 2011
- Supreme Court bans employment of children in circuses - Apr 18, 2011
- 42 child labourers rescued in Delhi, Punjab - Jun 07, 2011
- Police arrest child killer employer - Apr 21, 2011
- SC orders formation of CWCs and JJBs for children in each district within 6 weeks - Jan 22, 2010
Tags: ajit, bachao andolan, chief justice, child labour, delhi high court, division bench, helpline number, instances, New Delhi, ngo, plea, prakash shah
