Child labour

Engaged illegally by Noida couple, minor domestic help from Jharkhand rescued after 2 years

Employing a child below 14 or a child between 14 and 18 in a hazardous occupation is a punishable offence in India.

12 November 2024, 15:00 IST

Engaged illegally by Noida couple, minor domestic help from Jharkhand rescued after 2 years

12 November 2024, 15:00 IST

6 children engaged as 'bonded labourers' rescued in Odisha

The children, aged between 12 and 14, belong to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community and are school dropouts, he said.

30 October 2024, 18:34 IST

6 children engaged as 'bonded labourers' rescued in Odisha

30 October 2024, 18:34 IST

Child labour: Rise in rescue eclipsed by poor conviction rate

As per the figures from the Karnataka State Child Labour Eradication Project Society, which comes under the Labour Department, a total of 1.88 lakh raids have been conducted between 2016 and 2024 and 2,880 children rescued.

14 October 2024, 22:00 IST

Child labour: Rise in rescue eclipsed by poor conviction rate

14 October 2024, 22:00 IST

SP MLA surrenders in court after son's arrest in connection with minor girl's suicide

Purported videos on social media and TV channels showed the MLA was barefoot when he went to the court, having lost his slippers during a commotion on the crowded premises.

19 September 2024, 13:00 IST

SP MLA surrenders in court after son's arrest in connection with minor girl's suicide

19 September 2024, 13:00 IST

26 child labourers rescued from Delhi's Mayur Vihar

The children were found employed under highly exploitative circumstances. They will be presented before the child welfare committee on Friday for recording statements and further action will be taken after that, officials said.

12 September 2024, 16:11 IST

26 child labourers rescued from Delhi's Mayur Vihar

12 September 2024, 16:11 IST

Action will be taken to rescue child labourers in city: Delhi govt to HC

The HC was hearing a PIL seeking direction to the authorities to raid and rescue over 1,000 minors trafficked from various parts of the country and forced to work as bonded labourers in Delhi.

18 July 2024, 10:42 IST

Action will be taken to rescue child labourers in city: Delhi govt to HC

18 July 2024, 10:42 IST

Child labourers at MP's Som liquor unit worked 11 hours a day, government says

In the Som inspection report, the state government said the children working there were not given training on how they could protect themselves from harmful chemicals.

02 July 2024, 06:51 IST

Child labourers at Madhya Pradesh's Som liquor unit worked 11 hours a day, government says

Child labourers at MP's Som liquor unit worked 11 hours a day, government says

02 July 2024, 06:51 IST

Govt suspends licence of Som distilleries involved in child labour case, probe ordered

The state government said in a separate order it was temporarily suspending the plant's manufacturing licences and had asked the labour department to investigate the matter.

19 June 2024, 14:21 IST

Govt suspends licence of Som distilleries involved in child labour case, probe ordered

19 June 2024, 14:21 IST

Children found working at MP distillery went there by school bus, official says

By Arpan Chaturvedi and Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI, June 19 - Some of the 58 children found working illegally in a distillery of India's Som Group were transported to the factory in school buses,

19 June 2024, 10:50 IST

Children found working at MP distillery went there by school bus, official says

19 June 2024, 10:50 IST

Police investigate Som Distilleries over allegations of employing children

A case under juvenile justice and bonded labour laws was filed on Sunday, one police officer said, a day after the National Commission for Protection Of Child Rights (NCPCR) said it had found more than 50 children in the plant.

17 June 2024, 16:02 IST

Police investigate Som Distilleries over allegations of employing children

17 June 2024, 16:02 IST