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Need bold leadership to end child labour, poverty, says Kailash Satyarthi
The Nobel laureate said that $52 bn can provide social protection for every child and every pregnant woman in low income countries
 "Need bold leadership to end child labour, poverty, says Kailash Satyarthi")
As authoritarian regimes rise, child labour problem is getting worse
This is the Year for the Elimination of Child Labor. What can democracies do to make this a reality?
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'A sea of broken children', Covid gives rise to abuse, labour and marriage
While they may be less susceptible to the virus itself, children in South Asia are profoundly affected by the fallout, including the economic and social consequences of measures such as lockdowns
 "'A sea of broken children', Covid gives rise to abuse, labour and marriage")
Child labour records 1st rise in 20 years, millions more at risk: Report
The number of children in child labour has risen to 16 crore worldwide -- first increase in two decades -- with millions more at risk due to COVID-19
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Child labour fell 38% in last decade, but Covid worsened situation: ILO
In a statement issued on Friday, the ILO said that the Covid-19 crisis has brought additional poverty to these already vulnerable populations
 "Child labour fell 38% in last decade, but Covid worsened situation: ILO")
Carlsberg India probes find 'potential improper payments', child labour
The findings cast a fresh shadow on operations and compliance practices at the Indian joint venture of Danish brewer Carlsberg A/S
 "Carlsberg India probes find 'potential improper payments', child labour")
UP govt starts identifying child labourers, beggars for rehabilitation
The Yogi Adityanath government in UP has started the process of identifying children engaged in child labour and begging. The exercise has been initiated under the 'Mission Shakti' campaign
Pandemic driving children back to work, jeopardising gains: Report
The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of a generation of the world's children, depriving them of schooling and sending them to work
ICSSR begins research project on human trafficking, child labour in UP
The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has started research work in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district on human trafficking, child labour and child marriage, officials said.
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Delhi Police, DCPCR say child labour cases increased during pandemic
The Delhi Police and the DCPCR have seen an increase in cases of child labour during the Covid-19 pandemic
Lost generation: Covid-19 pushes millions of kids out of school, into work
Children may be seen as a stop-gap measure to fill jobs left vacant by migrant labourers who fled cities for their rural homes during the lockdown
ILO hails 'historic first' global convention to combat child labour
The International Labour Organisation welcomed a global agreement to combat the worst forms of child labour as all of its member states have ratified a convention in a process that lasted 21 years.
 "ILO hails 'historic first' global convention to combat child labour")
Covid-19 may push millions of children into child labour: UN report
The report titled 'COVID-19 and Child labour: A Time of Crisis, A Time to Act' says child labour decreased by 94 million since 2000, but that gain is now at risk
World Day against Child Labour 2020: Theme, importance in times of Covid-19
The theme of World Day against Child Labour 2020 is 'Covid-19: Protect Children from Child Labour, now more than ever!'
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High chances of child labour increasing in aftermath of Covid-19: CRY
CRY organised an e-consultation to underscore how the Covid-19 pandemic will affect the situation of child and adolescent labour in India
 "High chances of child labour increasing in aftermath of Covid-19: CRY")
India coronavirus dispatch: Why heart surgeries have got scaled back
From informal Indian economy in the time of pandemic, to making cities liveable for migrants, and why Mumbai still struggles to cope with coronavirus - read these and more in today's India dispatch
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Apple, Microsoft, among five sued over child labour deaths in cobalt mines
Impoverished but mineral-rich DR Congo is the world's largest producer of the rare metal, which is crucial for making batteries used in mobile phones and electric vehicles
 "Apple, Microsoft, among five sued over child labour deaths in cobalt mines")
Children's Day 2019: These are the rights that children have in India
This Children's day, teach your child the rights laid down by the Constitution of India specifically for them
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Adityanath gives clarion call to end the scourge of child labour in UP
Asks local bodies to conduct a census of child labourers
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Why many children in Afghanistan can no longer afford to attend school
A UN report released last year said that more than 2 million Afghan children aged 6-14 were engaged in some form of child labor
 "Why many children in Afghanistan can no longer afford to attend school")
