child labour

APP Khanewal: The district administration has initiated legal action against five individuals for breaching the Child Labour Act during a widespread crackdown conducted across the district on Tuesday. The local authorities launched a…

AFP/APP Islamabad: Achieving another significant milestone, Blue Carbon, environmental solutions developer based in the UAE, has formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Union of Comoros. This partnership…

APP Islamabad: In a bid to celebrate Universal Children’s Day, the ‘Colour of Dreams’ competition successfully engaged children in a meaningful dialogue about child rights, empowering them to become advocates for change and contribute to…

APP Lahore: Around 160 million children aged 5 to 17 years are engaged in child labour in 2020, with 79 million children involved in hazardous work, said Asia Regional Child Labour (ARC) National Project Coordinator Munawar Sultana.…

News Desk United Nations: For the first time in 20 years, child labour is on the rise. Some 160 million children work to earn a living globally instead of going to school, said International Labour Organisation (ILO) Director General…

News Desk Peshawar: The district administration on Tuesday sealed two brick kilns and arrested the managers for hiring underage children as labourers in the Sorzai area. Meanwhile, on public complaints, the administration also sealed…

News Desk ISLAMABAD: As part of an international effort to raise awareness, Pakistan will observe the World Day Against Child Labour today (Sunday). The purpose of this coordinated international effort is to raise awareness of the…