ILO convention on child labour to come up at panel meeting
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) The issue of ratification of an ILO convention on the worst form of child labour is expected to dominate the meeting of the 34th session of the committee of convention which meets here tomorrow under the aegis of the Labour and Employment Ministry. India along with a handful of countries have not yet ratified the International Labour Organisation (ILO) convention no 182, maintaining that it has to take all the stakeholders on board before ratifying it.
Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge had said earlier that there are several issues related to child labour which are unique to Indian context and therefore the government needs to build a broader consensus before ratifying the convention. The convention provides that each member state shall take immediate and effective measures to secure prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour as a matter of urgency.
All children under the age of 18 years come under the purview of this convention. The meeting will also take into account the 2006 Global Action Plan which argues that India in particular could, and should, play an enhanced role as a champion of the cause of child labour elimination on the world stage, commensurate with its growing global status, said an official in the Labour and Employment Ministry.
Significantly, the official said certain amendments in Child labour prohibition and Regulation Act, 1986 are being processed to facilitate ratification of Convention.
Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge had said earlier that there are several issues related to child labour which are unique to Indian context and therefore the government needs to build a broader consensus before ratifying the convention. The convention provides that each member state shall take immediate and effective measures to secure prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour as a matter of urgency.
All children under the age of 18 years come under the purview of this convention. The meeting will also take into account the 2006 Global Action Plan which argues that India in particular could, and should, play an enhanced role as a champion of the cause of child labour elimination on the world stage, commensurate with its growing global status, said an official in the Labour and Employment Ministry.
Significantly, the official said certain amendments in Child labour prohibition and Regulation Act, 1986 are being processed to facilitate ratification of Convention.
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