June 13, 2008
NEW DELHI (ICNS): As the world is observed Anti-child Labor Day on June 12, Evangelical Fellowship of India Children At Risk (EFICAR) remembered the day seeking prayers for child labors.
The Evangelical group requested prayers for the “stringent implementation” of laws that ban child labor in India। It said such prayers are need so that people become aware of the legal provisions “so that our nation will become a better and safe place for children to live in.” In a message it said child labor is “the biggest” issue in India as the nation has 12.7 million child labors aged 5-14, which is “the highest in the world.” “Most of them work 10-13 hours a day. The number of child labors is increasing in the states like Sikkim, Nagaland and Himachal Pradesh where there was no trace of child labour some years back.”Indian Constitution says that no child below the age of 14 years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment. India also enacted a law called child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, in 1986, which prohibits the employment of children below 14 years of age in hazardous industries, it noted. A notification issued in 2006 under the act prohibits the employment of children below 14 as domestic servants, in roadside stalls, restaurants, tea stalls, hotels, recreation centers. It also made provisions for punishing the violators. Yet the act remains ineffective effective in eradicating child labor from our society, the Evangelical Fellowship of India note said seeking prayers to create awareness in society.
Source: Indian Catholic
http://www.theindiancatholic.com/report.asp?nid=10470
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