Schooling the children of migrant labourers
As more poor migrant children face exploitation in Kerala, some schools are coming up with ways to enrol and retain them. A few schools now have more migrant than local students, Navya P K points out.
THE NEWS IN PROPORTION
23 July 2017
Children : Child Labour
KERALA'S CHILDREN
Schooling the children of migrant labourers
Schooling the children of migrant labourers
KERALA’S PLIGHT - III
Rescued child labourers - institutionalised or forgotten
Kerala lacks a system to rehabilitate migrant child labourers. Navya P K finds out how rescued children are sent off to their home districts, and then forgotten. This is the concluding part of a three part series on child labour in Kerala by Navya, who is reporting on this topic for PII-UNICEF Media Fellowship, which was awarded to her recently. 
KERALA'S PLIGHT - II
Ineffective implementation of child labour laws
Cases on child labour or trafficking are rarely filed by the labour department and police. Even when cases are filed, offenders get away quickly. Navya P K reports. This is the second part of a three part series on child labour in Kerala by Navya, who is reporting on this topic for PII-UNICEF Media Fellowship, which was awarded to her recently.
KERALA'S PLIGHT
The rise of migrant child labour
This is the first part of a three part series on child labour in Kerala by Navya P K, who is reporting on this topic for PII-UNICEF Media Fellowship, which was awarded to her recently.
CLPR AMENDMENT ACT
A progressive framework diluted by chicanery
It is tragic that the new Amendment to the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) (CLPR) Act, 2016, which has a seemingly progressive framework, has been largely diluted by chicanery, opines Kathyayini Chamaraj.
DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING
Sons and daughters waiting to be rescued
As media reports on abuse of domestic help become increasingly frequent,
Shoma A Chatterji
draws attention to a documentary that reveals the
shocking realities of children and young people trafficked for employment as servants in upper and middle class homes, primarily in Delhi.
CHILD LABOUR
Small hands, hard labour in Surat's textile industry
The famed textile industry of Surat is one of the pillars of Gujarat's industrial success story. What is less known about it is the unfortunate
reality of rampant child employment and exploitation that prevails there.
Shirish Khare
reports.
CHILD LABOUR LAWS
Lacunae and contradictions
The survey of child labour in agriculture has helped to draw attention once again to many issues that must be
addressed if every child is to have a meaningful right to education, writes
Kalpana Sharma.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Child labour in Gujarat's cottonseed farms
Labour contractors and large landowners continue to employ children, often exposing them to vulnerable situations. Extreme poverty in Rajasthan's
tribal districts fuels the practice.
Pradeep Baisakh
reports.
EDUCATION
Sitamarhi's lost children
This northern most district of Bihar, bordering Nepal, has hordes
of dalit hindu and muslim children working at hotels and restaurants in
violation of a statutory order prohibiting such work. Everything from
education policy, to law enforcement, to rehabilitation has been messed up, finds
Rahul Ramagundam.
REPORTING ON CHILD LABOUR
Missing links - II
Only a systematic review of past policies and efforts can shed light on why child labour continues unabated in the country. Without such analysis, it
will be impossible to call the official bluff, and we will continue to witness grandstanding that relies on the short attention span of the media and
the public, writes
Ammu Joseph.
REPORTING ON CHILD LABOUR
Missing links
Few of the reports that appeared in the press in the two-week survey period told readers anything they did not already know.
Ammu Joseph
surveys media reports of child labour as the Centre's widened ban on employing children in hazardous occupations comes into effect.
NOTIFICATION ON CHILD LABOUR
Child labour ban not good enough
The Centre's latest piece-meal approach to child labour is likely to be as ineffective as the previous failed schemes and plans. Unless the underlying
causes of child labour are addressed, and the rights of children are properly secured, India will remain prone to wide-spread child labour, writes
Ingrid Srinath.
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