As part of the observance of World Day Against Child Labour, District legal Services Authority Bhaderwah organised a legal awareness programme at free legal aid clinic near BDO office Bhaderwah. Speaking on the occasion retainer Lawyer Mohd Majid Malik threw light on the causes , legislation , Hazardous occupations , Penalties and efforts by government of India to control child labour . He also explained Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, the Factories Act of 1948, the Mines Act of 1952, the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986, the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) of Children Act of 2000 and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2009 .He said Part III of ‘The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986 provides for the ‘Prohibition of employment of children in certain occupations and processes’and said the Schedule gives a list of hazardous occupations in two parts and child labour leads to underdevelopment, incomplete mental and physical development, which in turn results in retarded growth of children.He also explain the role of International Labour Organisation (ILO) and UNICEF and also said that with the Covid 19 Pandemic set to lead the world into a recession , the children’s are now at even greater risk of facing circumstances even more difficult and working long hours . PLV Ankush Yogi , Parveen Jaryal Sarpanch Buttla Panchayat , Ayaz Khan Sarpanch Dandi Panchayat , Waseem Ganai Naib Srapanch Dheraja Panchayat , Social activist Majid Butt and YAC Chairman Naseer Mehboob also spoke on the occasion .
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