Nagaland joins campaign to ‘Act Now: End Child Labour’

Dimapur, June 12 (MExN): Assisi Centre for Integrated Development (ACID) cum National Domestic Workers Welfare Trust (NDWWT)- Nagaland Region commemorated the World Day Against Child Labour with the theme, ‘Act Now: End Child Labour’ in Assisi ground on June 12.

Highlighting on the theme of the day, Sr Pramila, Coordinator, NDWWT-Nagaland Region stated that there was question mark why the similar theme of the day is back again after six years. “That means there is a greater responsibility from all of us to end child labour. But when we look around it is very challenging because we need everyone’s support to fight against it,” she said. 

Stating that the pandemic has made the lives of these child labourers very miserable, she said that many a time the child end up as child labour not because of its own wish but due to the home condition they have to work out to sustain the family. “Today among the participants there quite some of you,” she said.

The short awareness programme was concluded with sezitization of COVID protocols to follow and the importance of getting vaccinated. 

NVCO: Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation (NVCO) observes World Day Against Child Labour with the theme ‘Act Now; End Child Labour’ at Kohima on June 12.

A press release from NVCO Press and Media Cell stated that NVCO, President, Kezhokhoto Savi presented several laws and acts that provides ‘Rights of a Child’. Stating that ‘Child is the father of man’, Savi said, “to enable father of a valiant and vibrant man, the child must be groomed well in the formative years of his life. He must receive education; acquire knowledge of man and materials and lesson in such an atmosphere that on reaching age, he is found to be a man with a mission, a man who matters so far as the society is concerned.”

The Constitution of India, in a number of articles has spelled out the rights of children and it made specific provisions to ensure minimum rights to the children essential for the proper development of human personality, he informed.

To mention a few, Savi stated that Article 15(3) enables the state to make special provisions for the children. Article 23 prohibits traffic in human beings and forced labour. Article 24 forbids employment of children below the age of 14 years in factories, mines, and other hazardous occupations. Article 39(f) provides that children are to be given opportunities and facilities to develop in a healthy manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity and that childhood and youth are protected against exploitation and against moral and material abandonment.

Savi further said that child of today cannot develop to be a responsible and productive member of tomorrow’s society unless an environment which is conducive to his social and physical health is assured to him. Neglecting the children means loss to the society as a whole.

However, child labour is work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity and it harms children mentally, physically, socially, and morally. It interferes with their schooling, preventing them from attending or concentrating. It may involve them being exposes to serious hazards and illnesses. 

Savi asserted that the day serves as a chance for individuals to create effective tools to tackle the causes that contribute to child labour.

CECS: Community Educational Centre Society (CECS) in commemoration of World Day Against Child Labour, observed an online drawing competition under the theme ‘Act now, End Child labour.’

A total of 118 participants from Community Education Centre School, Dimapur and Rajeshwari Karuna School, Tuli took part in the competition. 

Arozen Aier from RKS Tuli bagged the first prize followed by Deepak Battacharjee from CEC School Dimapur and Yashmin Khan from RKS Tuli won the second and third prize.