New vaccine bid to save millions of children
In a move aimed at saving lives of millions of children, ministers of Health from 194 countries last week endorsed a new roadmap that could see a more equitable access to existing vaccines. This comprehensive plan calls for strengthening routine immunization to meet vaccination coverage targets, accelerating control of vaccine-preventable diseases and introducing new and [...]
Child labour in a state owned biscuit factory
Muslim Town in the south of India, millions of mobs between rice fields, crossroads of trade silver, the core of global software industry and a spectacle of light in the Golconda Fort: this is Hyderabad. For a western guy, this is not a well-known cosmopolitan, but the area contains 7.7 million residents (7 times Amsterdam). [...]
Employ Child Labour, face Sealing of establishment, Cancellation of license: Delhi High Court
New Delhi, 28th May, 2012 : The Hight Court of Delhi has issued elaborate directions today for the protection of child labourers and their rehabilitation and education through stringent action against employers. The order was given in an application filed by Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Vs. Union of India), wherein the Court directed [...]
Child Trafficking through Placement Agencies to face severe Government action
The Govt. of Delhi has today submitted the draft of Delhi Private Placement Agencies (Regulation) Bill, 2012 before the High Court of Delhi. The Bill aims to prevent trafficking of women and child labour, through the unregistered and unregulated placement agencies. Bachpan Bachao Andolan’s sustained effort to curb exploitation of domestic workers has shown an [...]
Bangladesh’s toxic politics: Hello, Delhi
It is up to India to try to stop Sheikh Hasina ruining Bangladesh The Punch-and-Judy show of Bangladeshi politics, in which the ruling party—run by the daughter of a former president—bashes the opposition—run by the widow of a former president—before swapping places with it, has been running for decades. The outside world rarely pays attention [...]
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