Day Against Child Labour Observed

Day against Child Labour observed

The people observed World Day against Child Labour on 12th June (Thursday) worldwide, including in Pakistan, by focusing on building a world free of child labour. Child labour refers to the employment of children in work that deprives them of their childhood, education and potential, often leading to serious harm to their physical and mental development. In Pakistan, child labour remains a persistent issue, particularly in sectors like agricultu…

President_ PM call for joint efforts from employers_ parents to end child labour_ exploitation

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday urged parents and employers to make joint efforts to eliminate child labour, as the country observed World Day Against Child Labour. Over 12.5 million children in Pakistan are involved in child labour, according to the Child Rights Movement (CRM) National Secretariat. One in four households in Pakistan employed a child for domestic work, often in hazardous conditions, as pe…

President, PM call for joint efforts from employers, parents to end child labour, exploitation

Children from developing countries at greater risk of child labour, PM Shehbaz stresses.

President urges collective efforts to end child labour

ISLAMABAD  -  President Asif Ali Zardari on World Day against Child Labour on Thursday urged the government institutions, civil society, human rights

Gambia Presents CRC Report as UN Committee Concludes Review – Foroyaa Newspaper

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia’s Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, through its Directorate of Children Affairs, on Thursday presented the country’s latest report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to the United Nations Committee, as part of ongoing international efforts to monitor the rights and well-being of children. The Gambia ratified the CRC in 1990 and has since enacted key legislation including the Children’s A…