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Child labour in mines, Rajasthan

In Rajasthan, of the workforce engaged in mining 15% are children. Most of them belong to the dalit community or tribals. For factsheet and photo gallery, click here.
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Oct 2004: Basic education, child labour and the European Union
Oct 2004: Child labour, basic education and international donor policies
REPORTS
Sep 2011: Lobbying and Advocacy for Child Labour Free Zones - Report International Workshop, Uganda (Kids in Need/Stop Child Labour)
Jun 2011: Children in hazardous work - What we know, What we need to do (ILO)
Feb 2011: Child Labour Free Zones and Right to Education - Report of Exchange Visit to MV Foundation (MV Foundation/Hivos/Stop Child Labour)
Nov 2010: "No Child Labour – Better Wages": Impact of elimination of child labour on wages and labour conditions of adult labour - Case Study of cottonseed sector in Andhra Pradesh (ICN/FNV Mondiaal)
Nov 2010: Let Parents Earn and Children Learn (FNV Mondiaal)
Nov 2010: The Hague Global Child Labour Conference 2010 – Towards a World without Child Labour, Mapping the Road to 2016 (ILO/Ministerie SoZa)
MORE NEWS & INFORMATION
Sumangali

SUMANGALI:
Exploited Dalit Girls Produce Garments in India for European and US Markets
Jan 4, 2012: Child labour in Turkish hazelnut harvesting [update]
Oct 31, 2011: Child rights body wants ban on minor workers in Bt cotton fields (Indian Express)
Oct 13, 2011: NCPCR irked over dismal state of child labourers in BT cotton farms in Gujarat (Press Information Bureau, Gov. of India)
Oct 9, 2011: NCPCR raid 'yields' 12 child labourers on cotton farms (DailyBhaskar.com)
Sep 19, 2011: Cocoasector has failed to eliminate child labour (Stop Child Labour)
Aug 15, 2011: Seeds of Despair (Countercurrents.org)
Oct 20, 2010: Hazelnut chain under fire (SOMO)
Jun 21, 2010: Child labour props up country's seed industry (Mail Today (India))
Jun 13, 2010: New study points to child labour at seed farms, MNCs under cloud (Financial Express)
Jun 11, 2010: Indian kids labour in fields in hazardous condition: Survey (Sify.com)
Jun 2010: Mining and its effects on children, women, Adivasi and Dalits
PRESS RELEASES
Jun 10, 2011: World Day Against Child Labour 2011 – ILO calls for urgent action against hazardous forms of child labour (press release ILO)
Oct 20, 2010: Bitter Hazelnuts: Stop Child Labour urges companies to transparency and action (media release 'Stop Child Labour')
Jun 10, 2010: More than half a million child labourers in Indian seed production - Situation improved where government, NGOs and companies intervened (media release ICN/'Stop Child Labour'/ILRF)
Apr 2, 2010: Campaign 'Stop Child Labour - School is the best place to work' launches worldwide petition: Eradicate all child labour, get every child into school (press release Campaign 'Stop Child Labour')
L I N K S
more websites on
Child Labour & Education

CLICK HERE for more information on CHILD LABOUR IN THE INDIAN COTTONSEED INDUSTRY Jan 20, 2012: Motions and questions in Dutch Parliament on Dalits, child labour, EU-India free agreement, role of UN etc. [REVIEW].

Jan 16, 2012: Questions of Member Voordewind (ChristianUnion) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation about child labour and the position of Dalits in India.

Nov 23, 2011: Answers to Questions in Dutch Parliament on child labour and the position of Dalits in India.

Nov 11, 2011: Written question Members of European Parliament Thijs Berman and Emine Bozkurt (S&D) to European Commission on child labour in Turkey

Oct 31, 2011: Questions in Dutch Parliament on child labour and the position of Dalits in India.

Nov 18, 2010: Letter European Commissioner Stefan Füle to Member of European Parliament Emine Bozkurt (S&D) on child labour in Turkey

Nov 3, 2010: Written questions European Parliament on child labour in Turkey

Sep 2, 2010: Answers to questions in European Parliament by Peter van Dalen (ChristianUnion) on child labour in India

Aug 31, 2010: Answers to questions in European Parliament by Peter van Dalen (ChristianUnion) on speech EU-commissioner Ashton in India

Jun 30, 2010: Open letter to the ILO on child and exploited adult labour in the Indian seed industry

Jun 21, 2010: Questions in Dutch Parliament by Gesthuizen (SP) and Voordewind (ChristianUnion) on the involvement of Advanta and Bejo Zaden in child labour in India

Jun 21, 2010: Questions in European Parliament by Peter van Dalen (ChristianUnion) on child labour in India

Jun 14, 2010: Council conclusions on child labour (ICN/Stop Child Labour)

Apr 7, 2010: Seven reasons why the world should: Eradicate all child labour, get every child into school: background note to the petition for the Global Child Labour Conference 10-11 May 2010 (campaign Stop Child Labour)

Dec 2009: Roundtable on The Elimination of Child Labour: Creating Child Labour Free Sectors, European Parliament, Dec. 2009 (campaign Stop Child Labour)

Sep 29, 2009: 'What role can the European Parliament play? - Lunchtime meeting on The Elimination of Child Labour (campaign Stop Child Labour)

Nov 2008: Motions adopted by the Dutch Parliament on the elimination of child labour and the implementation of other fundamental labour rights between November 2007 and November 2008.

Sep 2, 2008: European Parliament: Answer to written question by Thijs Berman and Richard Howitt on child labour.

Jun 2008: Child Labour, Trade Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility: What the European Union should do.

Nov 8, 2007: Motions by Member of EU Parliament Voordewind cs. concerning education and child labour in India.

Oct 2, 2007: Written questions of the Dutch Parliament to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Trade (Ministry of Economical Affairs) concerning child labour in India.

Sep 29, 2006: Letter campaign 'Stop Child Labour' to Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen concerning the India-EU Top in Helsinki.

Sep 22, 2006: Written questions to European Commission by Margrete Auken on Dalits and child labour as points of interest for the EU-India Summit.

Sep 5, 2006: Answers to questions by Jules Maaten (ALDE) to European Commission on child labour.

June 2006: Declaration of the Regional Conference "Alto al Trabajo Infantil, Sí a la Educación" ("Stop Child Labour, Yes to Education") (Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 21, 22 and 23 June 2006).

May 30, 2006: Seven reasons why the ILO should focus on all forms of child labour in its global action plan (campaign "Stop Child Labour - School is the best place to work).

May 16, 2006: Joint Statement on child labour by ICFTU, WCL, Global March and SCLC (Brussels, May 2006).

May 4, 2006: Statement by the Indian anti-child labour activist Shantha Sinha on the presentation of the ILO report "The end of child labour: within reach" (May 2006).

Jan 10, 2006: Answer to question Proinsias De Rossa (PSE) to European Commission about child labour and education.

Nov 28, 2005: Questions Van den Berg (PvdA) to European Commission on multinationals and child slavery.

Nov 7, 2005: Response of European Commission to the European Parliament resolution on the Exploitation of children in developing countries (with a special focus on child labour; Jul 5, 2005).

Nov 3, 2005: Answers to Questions of members Dutch parliament about the violation of the rights of adults and children by multinationals.

Mar 17, 2005: Recommendations to the European Parliament on the report 'Child Labour in Developing Countries'.

Oct 2004: India: economic boom masks widespread child labour (ICFTU report).

Jun 15, 2004: Brutal attack on Kailash Satyarthi during rescue of children in Great Roman Circus: Demand action from Indian government!.

May 11, 2004: Stop Child Labour - School is the Best Place to Work (speech at the First Children's World Congress on Child Labour, Florence).

May 2004: Children's Declaration: "We are the Present, Our Voice Is the Future!" (First Children's World Congress on Child Labour, Florence).

Mar 18-14, 2004: Childrens' rights expert lambasts lack of EU policy on child labour (European Voice).

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see also: Campaign "STOP CHILD LABOUR - SCHOOL, THE BEST PLACE TO WORK"


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