In the drought prone regions around Vellore in Tamil Nadu, beedi industry is the largest employer in the area. With no transparent calculations and only lump sum repayments being allowed, the system

The Hyderabad has initiated a "tribal welfare" scheme for the reclamation of tribal people about 7,00,000 of them Chief among them being Koyas, Gonds, Lambadas and Chenchus, according to a press

A three day survey conducted by the Labour Officer and the Education Department in February revealed the presence of as many as 5,065 child labourers in the Shimoga district of

More than 70 heads of state plan to attend a special children's summit to review progress in improving the health, education and protection of the young people of the world, the UN said.

About 5,000 child labourers in four identified regions of Andhra Pradesh will be rehabilitated at a cost of Rs 51 lakh within a year as part of the International Programme on Elimination of Child

Shamsher Hakla Poonchi, chairman today demanded statehood for the Gujjar and Bakarwal community under the name of

According to the National Labour Academy 2000 report there are over 77000 domestic child labour (DCL) in Nepal. With an aim to provide education to domestic child labour, the Child Development

The Kamaiyas of Banke, Bardiya,Kailali, Kanchanpur and Dang districts, who were freed from years of bondage some 18 months ago are calling for proper and speedy measures for their rehabilitation and

A consortium of employers representing the Seedsmen Association and 21 other organisations has resolved to eliminate child labour in the Bhutpur mandal of Mahabubnagar district in the next 14 months

Today, one of every 10 people in the world is 60 or older, and by 2050 it will be one in five, according to a UN study on global population and ageing made public on Thursday. The older population is