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…

APP Islamabad: The National Child Rights Commission (NCRC) has drafted a comprehensive piece of legislation aimed at preventing child domestic labor. The proposed bill demonstrates a strong commitment by criminalizing child domestic labor…

News Desk Peshawar: Agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, and fishing emerged as the primary industries where a considerable number of children, aged between 5 and 17 years, are involved in child labor, according to the Child Labour Survey…

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…

Pakistan In Picture Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: They are bread earners for their families doing hard work and facing the onslaught of their owners who are no less than slave masters. They don’t have the option as the promises made by…

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…