Source: Mahmuda Begum | Devactivism.org There are one-fifth population in the world lived in South Asian region. Poverty is one of the main problem in this region. Most of them earn in here less than a dollar a day. Several studies have shown that girl children and women bear a disproportionately large burden of the […]
India is a Hub of Child Trafficking, Says State Dept
August 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
India is a major hub of human trafficking in forced labor and sexual exploitation, especially of children, noted the U.S. State Department in a report released recently.
India’s poverty amid plenty
August 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment
See also – Indian Children have a Right to Adequate Food Nutrition EDITORIAL: India’s poverty amid plenty 10 August 2010 | Khaleei Times The New York Times has carried a rather interesting report by its correspondent on the widening chasm between its rich and poor, with particular focus on the government’s poverty alleviation measures. While […]
India’s child slaves building the Games
August 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
India’s child slaves building the Games By JESSICA HALLORAN in New Delhi From: The Sunday Telegraph August 15, 2010 12:00AM INDIA’S $3 billion Commonwealth Games is being built by children working for as little as $3 a day. Human rights groups have accused organisers of reneging on promises to look after workers and criticised the […]
Gandhi Institute Efforts against Child Trafficking Highlighted in BBC Special Report
August 12, 2010 by 6 Comments
Gandhi organization’s efforts to combat forced child labor and trafficking will be one of the featured examinations on this week’s BBC World News – the Fast Track series. View BBC report here – Gandhi’s grandson helps India’s poor August 12, 2010 / Wauconda, IL / Dr. Arun Gandhi, President of the Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute […]
US blacklists India for using child labour
August 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment
US blacklists India for using child labour August 10, 2010 09:19 Indian apparel exporters, still reeling under the impact of the global economic downturn, are in for fresh trouble as the United States government has put India among a list of countries that use child labour. Such an inclusion is not only going to tarnish […]
Myth Busting the Basis of Child Malnutrition in India
July 31, 2010 by 1 Comment
Roughly 40% of all under-nourished children under 5 years of age live in India. This report by Sam Mendelson and Dr. Samir Chaudhuri dismisses many prevalent myths about child malnutrition in India and points to real solutions. Even after a decade of galloping economic growth, child malnutrition rates are worse here than in many sub-Saharan […]
Spare the Child and Spoil the Rod!
July 19, 2010 by 1 Comment
Guest Blog by Iti Rakshit in Kolkata Child abuse is a common phenomenon in many developing countries. To protect child rights India recently passed a bill to ban corporal punishment in schools. In a country where less than half the number of children goes to school, it is ironic that crimes committed by school teachers against […]
Eliminate Child Labor Now
July 8, 2010 by 1 Comment
Guest Blog by Sreeja in Mumbai: Whether due to the fear of being boycotted by large US stores like WalMart, JC Penny or GAP, or whatever might be the compelling forces, the decision of the Indian apparel exporters to formulate a code to eliminate child labour from Rs 46,000 core garment export business is highly […]