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The minor girl was working as a house help at the house of Sneha, an engineering student at Manav Rachna International University, for two years. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Faridabad: Minor house help tortured for 2 yrs, jumps off 11th floor;...

The girl, however, survived the fall as she got caught in a bird net tied to the balcony grille on the tenth floor.

5 Oct 2017 9:32 AM

Amnesty International issued a report last week accusing leading technology and electric car companies of failing to ensure that minerals used for batteries are not dug up by children. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Chinese firm probes if children work in African mines after Amnesty...

Children as young as seven were found scavenging for rocks containing cobalt by researchers in mineral-rich Democratic...

23 Nov 2017 9:55 AM

Officials from the Maharashtra Child Development Labour Welfare Department along with the personnel from the Thane (rural) police raided establishments in the Kashimira belt. (Photo: PTI)

21 kids saved from inhuman working state

According to the police, surprise raids were conducted in establishments including eateries, shops and industries.

22 Nov 2017 9:24 PM

Kailash Satyarthi, speaking as chief guest at RSSs annual Vijayadashmi celebrations in Nagpur, said India may be a land of hundred problems, but it is also mother of over billion solutions. (Photo: Twitter | @RSSorg)

RSS shakhas can act as firewall to protect children': Kailash...

Satyarthi was concerned over incidents where those responsible for child protection were found guilty of raping killing...

19 Oct 2018 8:29 AM

The incident began in April during the childs school break and went on for over two months. (Representational image)

21 child workers from Nepal and Bihar rescued

The city police carried out the raid on Saturday and arrested five.

14 Oct 2018 9:11 PM

Even a pet animal is better treated, sobs 17-year-old Fatima, one of thousands of young girls exploited and too often abused while working as housemaids for unscrupulous employers in Morocco. (Photo: AFP | Fadel Senna)

Even pets are treated better: Morocco's child maids suffer regular...

A study carried out in 2010 by non-governmental bodies reported that Morocco had between 66,000 and 80,000 domestic...

19 April 2018 2:10 PM

Some children were killed in tunnel collapses while others were paralysed or suffered life-changing injuries. (Representational Image)

Apple, Google, Tesla, other tech giants accused of child cobalt mining...

14 parents from the Democratic Republic of Congo have sued the companies, who used the cobalt the children mined in...

17 Dec 2019 5:51 AM

Twenty-four children more were earlier rescued by the officials during the drive which started on June 10 and will last till Saturday. (Photo: ANI)

Children rescued from biscuit factory in Raipur

The children were sent to their homes after being freed by the District Child Protection authorities.

15 Jun 2019 7:15 AM

The children were brought to Delhi by the accused around six months ago after misleading the families of the children and forced them into child labour.

Cyberabad Police claim to have rescued 300 children in July

Under the operation Muskaan-V, it rescued 267 boys and 33 girls from child labour, begging, rag picking and runaway.

20 July 2019 8:30 AM

The factory owner was taken into custody as he failed to produce any document of these children, Yadhuveer Singh, the District Child Protection Officer said. (Photo: ANI)

12 children rescued from wire factory in Kathua after raid

The raids were carried out by a joint team of officials, including assistant labour commissioner and child protection...

10 July 2019 8:09 AM

This can help assist policymakers in designing better interventions to fight poverty. (Photo: Pixabay)

1.2 billion children threatened by war, poverty, discrimination: study

More than 575 million girls live in countries "where gender bias is a serious issue".

31 May 2018 11:51 AM

The Narendra Modi slogan about protecting the girl child (Beti Bachao) was turned on its head to mean that the girl child had to be saved from the BJPs lumpen leaders. (Representational image)

130 kids take pledge to raise voice against child labour

The volunteers also made arrangements for a painting and science model exhibition on this occasion.

11 Jun 2018 8:05 AM