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37 children rescued from Surat textile units, search on for owners: Police
June 01, 2026 9:29 pm
The Children were produced before the Child Welfare Committee in Surat the same day. The boys were sent to V R Popawala's Children Home at Katargam, while the girls were sent to a Girls' Home in the Ramanagar area, officials said
World Day Against Child Labour 2025: Date, theme, quotes, significance — all you need to know
June 13, 2025 7:20 am
World Day Against Child Labour 2025: This year, the annual global observance will be observed on Thursday, June 12, 2025, marked under the theme, Progress is clear, but there's more to do: let’s speed up efforts.
2019 Anaj Mandi fire: More than 200 child labourers rescued since January, Delhi HC told
March 28, 2023 1:18 am
The submission was made before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Datta in a public interest litigation (PIL) moved by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan highlighting the plight of children working in factories that are illegally housed in extremely small units stuffed with inflammable materials.
‘Forced’ to work, teen crushed to death by lift at Delhi factory
February 13, 2023 7:08 am
A PCR call about the incident was made around 3 pm. Alok was rushed to a hospital by factory workers and his family, but succumbed to injuries. A senior police officer said, “He suffered multiple injuries. He was caught in the high-tension wires and got electrocuted. He was also crushed when the lift came up.”
Reward for credible information on child labourers
March 07, 2019 1:19 am
In a July 2009 judgment, the Delhi High Court had formalised an action plan, submitted by the NCPCR, to make Delhi free of child labour.
Mumbai: 15 child labourers rescued from leather goods factory
December 19, 2018 4:35 am
This was the biggest rescue in the last two years, said the police. The boys were being forced to work and live on the factory premises without any external contact, officers said.
Child Right Commission: State told to identify places child labourers come from and reside
June 04, 2015 3:32 am
The complaint reveals that children are forced to clean fish for more than 12 hours per day and six-year-old children have also been engaged in this.
22 child labourers between ages of 5-13 rescued from Hyderabad
April 03, 2015 2:09 pm
22 child labourers pushed to work in hazardous industries rescued from Hyderabad.
200 child labourers rescued in Hyderabad
January 25, 2015 1:35 am
The children, who were as young as 6-year-old, were employed as workers at bangles and footwear manufacturing units.
Assam youth reunites with brother in Kochi after 12 yrs
October 22, 2014 1:49 am
Twelve years after he left his home in Assam and came to Kerala, Sanjay was reunited with his elder brother in Kochi.
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