Jamshedpur : Adarsh Seva Sansthan, a city based NGO working for child rights along with Unicef (in some projects) observed the World Day Against Child Labour at Sonari. On the occasion, children and teenagers were made aware about the atrocities of child labour and importance of education is more important.
Social activists of the organisation invited children from the nearby slum area and organised a drawing competition to help them spread their creativity.
Members of the district legal services authority (DLSA) spoke on Right to Free and Compulsory Education to children and some parents. Former labour judge, B.P. Singh; secretary of the Legal Services Authority, Rajesh Srivastav and Pawan Kumar, judicial magistrate of Juvile Justice Board were present.
The Adarsh Seva Sansthan conducted a recent survey and also released the report today. The survey included a sample of 23 slums in Kadma and Sonari area in Jamshedpur with 290 kids between six-18 years. Out of these 290 kids, 138 formed the group in the group of six-14 years. Out of 138 kids, 23 (16.7 per cent) have never been enrolled in schools.
The World Day Against Child Labour is an International Labour Organization (ILO) sanctioned holiday first launched in 2002 aiming to raise awareness and activism to prevent child labour. It was spurred by ratifications of ILO Convention No. 138 on the minimum age for employment and ILO Convention No. 182 on the worst forms of child labour. The World Day Against Child Labour, which is held every year on June 12, is intended to foster the worldwide movement against child labour in any of its forms.
