Children At Work
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In Bangladesh, climate change is forcing children out of the classroom and into the work force
As a growing number of children flee from disaster-prone regions to urban slums, one permanent casualty is their education.
Mosabber Hossain, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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How do you keep children in the entertainment industry safe? A panel discussion offers some insights
Filmmaker Amol Gupte and actress Divya Dutta were among the panellists at the event held to mark World Day Against Child Labour.
Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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Children who work in films and TV shows need to be protected
The law is clear on the rights of children working in the entertainment industry, but proper and strict implementation is what is needed.
Komal Ganotra
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In Saudi Arabia’s scaled-down plans for megacity across the desert – a warning sign for the future
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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How a Colombian city’s ‘green corridors’ turned the clock back on global warming
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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Of, for and by children: In West Bengal, kids' panchayats are stopping early marriages, child labour
Children in remote parts of this district Bengal are taking an active role in community governance.
Chhandosree
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Behind the healthy exports from India’s illegal mica mines, the toil of 20,000 child workers
At least seven child labourers have died in the mines since June, a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation has found.
Nita Bhalla, Anuradha Nagaraj, Rina Chandran – Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Allowing kids under 14 to work for their families could undo long efforts to abolish child labour
The new Child Labour Bill will make it difficult to gain access to homes and identify children who are being exploited, says a child rights activist.
Nicole Rangel Menezes
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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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Watch: Massive rainstorm hits Mumbai, strong winds knock down trees, damage cars
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‘Barking news’: Woman turns journalist to ‘report’ on mischiefs and complaints by her pet dogs
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Watch: Comedian presents TV newsroom discussion in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’ style
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Nestle fails in bid to quash child slavery suit
The petitioners alleged that the Swiss food manufacturer and two other companies aided and abetted human rights violations by purchasing cocoa from Ivory Coast.
Scroll Staff
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Invisible workers: Six charts that show findings from a new report on child labour in Delhi
More than 8,000 children are estimated to be working in Delhi's garment industry. Most of them said they weren't interested in going to school.
Mayank Jain