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World Day Against Child Labour 2024: Date, history, significance

World Day Against Child Labour 2024: From history to significance, here's all that you need to know about the important day.

Every year, World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12. (Burhaan Kinu / Hindustan Times)
Published on Jun 12, 2024 11:08 AM IST
By, Delhi

World day against child labour: Authorities rescue 16 children in Srinagar

On the “World Day Against Child Labour”, authorities in Kashmir scouted and scurried the streets of Srinagar looking for street children and those indulging in begging and labour

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) declared June 12 to be the World Day Against Child Labour in 2002 to raise awareness of this problem. (PTI File Photo)
Updated on Jun 13, 2023 01:06 AM IST
By, Srinagar

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

World Day Against Child Labour falls on June 12. Know about this year's theme, history and significance of the day and more inside.

A child labourer works at a brick kiln on a hot summer day [Reference Image]. (Burhaan Kinu / Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jun 12, 2023 07:51 AM IST

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

The article has been authored by Vinati Bhargava Mittal, an independent journalist from Madhya Pradesh.

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 Jun 12, 2022 12:01 AM IST
ByHindustan Times

News updates from HT: Monsoon advances in India, IMD issues rainfall alert

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Crowd of people under the sea of umbrellas at Koparkhairane Market walk in rain in Navi Mumbai. (Bachchan Kumar/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 12, 2021 08:55 AM IST

On World Day Against Child Labour, key points on the practice

'Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward" warns that progress to end child labour has stalled for the first time in 20 years.

Child labour is more prevalent among boys than girls at every age, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). (AFP Photo)
Published on Jun 12, 2021 08:15 AM IST
By | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi

Child labour rises 1st time in 20 years, Nobel laureate demands action

The United Nations on Thursday said one in 10 children are involved in work worldwide and millions more are at risk due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The number of child labourers increased to 160 million from 152 million in 2016.(File Photo. Representative image)
Published on Jun 10, 2021 06:17 PM IST
By | Written by Deepali Sharma | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

World Day against Child Labour 2020: Significance, Theme, Steps taken to eradicate the social evil

The World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12 in almost 100 countries all around the globe every year.

International Labour Organization (ILO), launched the World Day Against Child Labour to ensure a normal childhood for the many children in the age group 5 to 17 and providing them with adequate education, proper health care, leisure time or just basic freedom.(Unsplash)
Updated on Jun 12, 2020 12:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com

World Day against Child Labour 2020: Punjab among laggard states, rescued just 15 children under law, says study

The findings of the study were released on Thursday, a day before the ‘World Day against Child Labour’ that is observed on June 12.

Punjab is among the laggard states in the country in rescuing and rehabilitating child labour, says a study conducted by the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation.(Subhankar Chakraborty/HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 12, 2020 01:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Saumya Sharma

World Day Against Child Labour: 75 village panchayats declared child labour free

Minister appreciates efforts of village pradhans for assisting labour dept and Unicef in mainstreaming children engaged in labour

Swami Prasad Maurya giving certificates to children linked with welfare scheme.(Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 13, 2018 12:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByRohit K Singh, Lucknow

World Day against child labour: ‘Multi-pronged strategy a must to curb child labour’

UP’s incidence of child labour (percentage of working children between 5-14 ) is 4.3% as opposed to 3.9% for India, says the report.

“Among cities, Ballia in Uttar Pradesh had the highest incidence (10.9% ) of child labour, followed by Secunderabad in Telangana with 10.7% , whereas Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh had the lowest incidence of 5.9%.”(Subhankar Chakraborty/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 12, 2018 03:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By, Lucknow

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

As India celebrates the World Day against Child Labour on Tuesday, it is high time one spares a thought about the millions of children whose dreams are lost in the rigours of work.

A child working as a rag picker in Lucknow.(Subhankar Chakraborty/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 12, 2018 02:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByRohit K Singh

World day against child labour: Only 1.42% of welfare fund utilised in 22 years

Out of a total amount of ₹5.06 crore realised as penalty from those indulging in child labour across the state in the last 22 years, only 1.42% of the fund has been utilised for the welfare and rehabilitation of the rescued children.

There are several obstructions in utilising the funds due to the absence of specific guidelines, say officials.(AFP Photo)
Published on Jun 12, 2018 01:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByRohit K Singh, Lucknow
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