World Day Against Child Labour
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10Pointer
- Categories
Polity & Governance
- Published
21st Jun, 2021
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Context
The World Day Against Child Labour was observed.
- Citizens are appealed to report the instances of Child Labour on the PENCIL Portal or by calling on Childline-1098.
About the World Day Against Child Labour
- The day is observed on 12thJune every year around the world.
- The International LabourOrganization (ILO) launched it in 2002.
- It is observed to focus attention on the global extent of child labour.
- Theme: The theme this year is 'Act Now: End Child Labour'.
A platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour (PENCiL) portal
- It is an initiative under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
- It is an online platform that aims at engaging the Central Government, State Government, District, civil society and the public.
- It is launched to eradicate child labour to make society free of child labour.
- This portal enables the citizens to raise a complaint and report incidents of child labour through effective tracking and monitoring mechanism.
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Constitutional provisions to protect Children against labour
