Human Rights
Washington: Child labour rampant in many Asian countries including India and Bangladesh as majority of products made by children come from these countries, say US government stock-taking of the global scale of under-aged labour.
Human Rights
Asia tops in products made by child labourers
Washington: Child labour rampant in many Asian countries including India and Bangladesh as majority of products made by children come from these countries, say US government stock-taking of the global scale of under-aged labour.
Domestic violence kills more in India than terror attacks: UN
New Delhi: Domestic violence, mostly related to dowry deaths kills more people than terror attacks in India, says a new survey by United Nations (UN).
Karnataka tops in suicides
Bangalore: Karnataka has emerged as the state with highest number of suicides, says a news study. In the state an average of 34 persons per one lakh population commit suicide including children.
India’s jails overcrowded with poor sanitation facilities
New Delhi: The Indian jails are overcrowded as there are 376,969 inmates in 1,374 jails across the country whereas the actual capacity is 307,052. This was informed by the minister of state for home Jitendra Singh in the Lok Sabha.
Protective gear to be made mandatory for sewer workers: SC
New Delhi: In a judgment that is expected to better the lives of unorganized workers in the country, the Supreme Court has made adequate protection and safety gears compulsory for sewer workers.
Indian employers make Rs.1.2 crore through child labour
New Delhi: The child labour employers make profit of a whooping Rs.1.2 crore annually in the country, says a report by the NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan.
Andhra Pradesh bans administering ‘fish medicine’ in children
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Commission ordered not to administer the famous ‘fish medicine’ in the children below the age of 14.
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