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child labourer news

Child labourer, 13, loses four fingers in factory machine; firm officials booked

Child labourer, 13, loses four fingers in factory machine; firm officials booked
Published on Jun 10, 2026 07:44 am IST

Noida: Teenaged workers found at construction sites; notice issued

Officials stated that inspections were conducted at six establishments.
Updated on Nov 07, 2025 03:52 am IST

11-year-old boy forced into labour by father in Maharashtra's Thane, case filed

The boy's father had allegedly forced him to work for a cattle farmer for 2,000 per month.
Published on Nov 04, 2025 03:03 pm IST

‘Killed for stealing chocolate’: Pakistan outraged over domestic help's death

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly murdered for stealing chocolates in Rawalpindi. (Representative Image)
Updated on Feb 18, 2025 05:27 pm IST

HC asks Delhi govt for report on steps taken to combat child labour

The Delhi high court asked the Delhi government to file a comprehensive report indicating the steps taken by it against child labour
Updated on Jan 11, 2025 03:35 am IST

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2023: Date, history, significance

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2023: Date, history, significance
Published on Dec 01, 2023 09:27 am IST

World Day Against Child Labour 2023: Date, theme, history and significance

A child labourer works at a brick kiln on a hot summer day [Reference Image].
Updated on Jun 12, 2023 07:51 am IST

Seven child labourers rescued from carpet factory in UP's Mirzapur

Child labourers demonstrating on World Day Against Child Labour.
Published on Dec 01, 2022 11:33 am IST

Children shouldn’t work in fields, but on their dreams

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Puri: Artist Sudarsan Patnaik gives finishing touches to a sand sculpture with a message, Stop Child Labour, ahead of World Day against Child Labour, in Puri, Thursday, June 11, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI11-06-2020_000162A) (PTI)
Published on May 11, 2024 01:14 pm IST

Over 90 child labourers rescued from Rajasthan brought back to Bihar’s Gaya

Out of the 141 rescued children, 94 arrived in Gaya on Tuesday.
Published on Sept 22, 2020 05:14 pm IST

Stone crushing unit owner in Telangana ties 15-year-old boy, thrashes him for skipping work

Police took the stone crushing unit owner into custody on Wednesday evening.
Updated on Aug 13, 2020 05:16 pm IST

Around 5,000 children abandon education in mica mines of Jharkhand and Bihar; some now child labourers: Survey

A report by Terre Des Hommes revealed last year that more than 22,000 children are employed as child labourers in the mica mining areas of Jharkhand and Bihar. (Representational image)
Updated on Aug 25, 2019 02:17 pm IST

‘Street children being trapped into substance abuse in UP’

The state government is yet to prepare a plan to tackle the menace.
Updated on Jun 26, 2019 03:42 pm IST

26 child labourers rescued from Parle-G plant in Chhattisgarh

Twenty-six child labourers were rescued from the plant of popular biscuit brand Parle-G
Published on Jun 16, 2019 08:13 am IST

Once a child labourer, this 23-year-old Bihar man is now a BMP jawan

Rohit Kumar, who worked as a child labourer for a few years,says he feels blessed that right people intervened at the right time and saved his future.
Published on Jun 12, 2019 02:43 pm IST

Child labourer falls to his death while painting walls in Greater Noida

A 14-year-old boy, allegedly employed as a child labourer, fell to his death from the fourth floor in a residential society of Greater Noida.
Published on Nov 03, 2018 12:11 pm IST

How India can go forward on tackling human trafficking

The 2018 Trafficking Bill is a draconian criminal law that pursues raids and rescue followed by the rehabilitation of workers in government homes
Updated on Jul 23, 2018 11:15 am IST

World Day against child labour: Millions of dreams lost in toil

A child working as a rag picker in Lucknow.
Published on Jun 12, 2018 02:44 pm IST

New Uttarakhand child rights panel chief wants directorate to expedite cases

USCPCR chairperson Usha Negi after joining office on Monday.
Published on May 21, 2018 10:06 pm IST