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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
Aug 2010: Kandhamal's Forgotten Children: A status report (HAQ: Centre for Child Rights)
Jun 2010: Growing Up in the Danger Fields: Child and Adult Labour in Vegetable Seed Production in India (ILRF/ICN/Stop Child Labour)
Jun 2010: Seeds of Child Labour - Signs of Hope: Child and Adult Labour in Cottonseed Production in India (ILRF/ICN/Stop Child Labour)
Jun 7, 2010: Missed the Goal for Workers: The Reality of Soccer Ball Stitchers in Pakistan, India, China and Thailand (International Labor Rights Forum)
May 11, 2010: Roadmap for Achieving the Elimination of the Worst and Other Forms of Child Labour by 2016 (Stop Child Labour)
May 2010: Let Parents Earn and Children Learn (FNV Mondiaal)
May 2010: Education and Child Labour - Paper for The Hague Global Child Labour Conference 2010 (Shantha Sinha)
Mar 2010: India's Childhood in the "Pits": A Report on the Impacts of Mining on Children in India (Dhaatri-Samata/HAQ Centre for Child Rights)
Feb 2010: Eliminating Child Labour Through Education: The Role of Bilateral Donors (Min. of Foreign Affairs)
Jan 14, 2010: Combating Child Labour - Commission Staff Working Document (European Commission)
Dec 2009: Roundtable on The Elimination of Child Labour: Creating Child Labour Free Sectors, European Parliament, Dec. 2009 (Campaign 'Stop Child Labour')
Feb 2009: Children Out Of Focus... Interim budget at a glance 2009-10 (HAQ - Centre for Child Rights)
Nov 11, 2008: Roundtable on Education and the Elimination of Child Labour - Report (Stop Child Labour)
Nov 2008: Africa Tour 2008 - Final Integrated Report (Stop Child Labour)
Jul 2008: Stop Child Labour Tour In Central America (November 2007): Final Integrated Report (Stop Child Labour)
Jun 2008: No Time To Dream: Child and adolescent labour in the 'Brazil nut' industry in Bolivia (Silvia Escobar de Pabón, CEDLA)
Jun 2008: Child Labour, Trade Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility: What the European Union should do (Campaign 'Stop Child Labour')
May 2008: Out of work and into school: Action Plan for Companies to Combat Child Labour (Campaign 'Stop Child Labour')
Dec 2007: Partnerships on Development (master thesis Marieke de Leede, Faculty of Law, Lund University)
MORE NEWS & INFORMATION
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
May 2010: Education and Child Labour - Paper for The Hague Global Child Labour Conference 2010 (Shantha Sinha)
Apr 7, 2010: Seven reasons why the world should: Eradicate all child labour, get every child into school (Campaign "Stop Child Labour"): background note to the petition for the Global Child Labour Conference 10-11 May 2010
Nov 20, 2009: Using fashion to fight child labour (Radio Netherlands Worldwide)
Aug 28, 2009: Life's cheap in the Bt cotton fields of Gujarat (The Times of India)
Jun 12, 2009: Statement by President Barack Obama on World Day Against Child Labor (GovNews)
Dec 2008: Peacebycycle - Bangalore to Lahore (tour against child labour)
May 15, 2008: Call to Link Trade With Children's Rights (IPS Inter Press Service)
Mar 2008: Dharna (sit-in) for right to quality and equitable education for all children (Campaign Against Child Labour)
Feb 25, 2008: Child labour: That garden stone, handmade carpet or embroidered T shirt you just bought was probably made by Child Labor (Forbes.com)
PRESS RELEASES
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')
May 9, 2008: Child labour and Corporate Social Responsibility: what the European Union should do (press release Campaign 'Stop Child Labour')
Feb 19, 2008: Action Plan for Companies to Combat Child Labour launched in Delhi
Sep 25, 2007: New report: 'Child bondage continues in Indian cotton supply chain'
L I N K S
more websites on
Child Labour & Education

CLICK HERE for more information on CHILD LABOUR IN THE INDIAN COTTONSEED INDUSTRY 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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