LAHORE: Today is World Day against Child Labour being observed across the world and the theme of this year is ‘Action Taken’. One wonders who took action against whom. The growing incidents of violence against domestic workers especially children reflected ...
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By AFP OSLO: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai held their first official meeting on Wednesday after both attended a UN education summit in Oslo. The 17-year-old activist, who was shot and nearly killed by ...
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LONDON: Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has announced that “child marriage-free zones” are to be set up in Pakistan. Brown, the UN’s special envoy on global education, said the practice of forcing girls into marriage is ‘not acceptable in ...
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THE case of the 10-year-old ‘maid’ who was allegedly beaten to death by her employers in Lahore last week has brought the spotlight back on the plight of the child domestic workers in the country. Iram, who belonged to Okara, ...
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ISLAMABAD: Although child domestic workers (CDWs) have been tortured for years, 2013 proved to be the worst in this regard as 21 such cases, including 8 deaths of children, were reported. This was revealed in the statement issued by Institute ...
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