Enforcement of child labor laws lacking, says official

Why in news?
  • Official of the Union Labour and Employment Ministry said that, continuing presence of child labour in the country is a reflection of the fact that implementation of the laws at the State and district levels has been lacking.
More in news
  • Various schemes:
    (1) Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act.
    (2) PENCIL [Platform for Effective Enforcement of No Child Labour] portal.
  • Concerns & some suggestions:
    (1) Labour and Employment Secretary has express that, if we still have child labour, it means that somewhere we are not implementing or enforcing at the field level, somewhere we are failing in enforcing the laws. It has to percolate down.
    (2) There is need for a targeted approach to combat the problem.
    (3) Changing the mindset of children and parents towards schools as well as making schools more inclusive were steps that needed to be taken now.
Source
The hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 14th Jun 2019
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