As many as 45 groups of corporate houses, business associations and employers organisations of Andhra Pradesh have formed a consortium of sorts to fight the bane of child labour.AP has the highest
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) called on world leaders to stop the massive squandering of human potential by neglecting the needs of very young children. In its annual report on the
The world's 300 million indigenous people, half of whom live in Asia, rank among the world's poorest and most deprived, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said
A National Policy and Plan of Action for the abolition of bonded labour and rehabilitation of those freed from this curse was approved by the Pakistan cabinet here on Wednesday. It defines policy
The final report of the Working Group on 'Empowering the Scheduled Tribes' has called for a comprehensive national tribal policy to safeguard the tribal interest, particularly that of the primitive
In the run-up to the Global Movement for Children and the UN General Assembly Special Summit on Children, five regional conferences are being organised by the Indian Council for Child Welfare
As the United Nations hosts its special session in September this year, children all over the world will, for the first time, add their voice to decide what issues are of prime importance for them.
IPU: India is at 71st place as far as representation of women in Parliament is concerned with 9 per cent female members occuping its highest governing body, according to statistics released by the
The rehabilitation package for child workers announced by UP government on International Women's Day lacked special emphasis on girl child labour working in hazardous occupations.According to