Maneka seeks report on child workers

[Child Labour - Related News]

Union minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi has sought action in the matter of minor tribal children of Banswara being sold into back-breaking work as shepherds in Madhya Pradesh. TOI had reported the matter on April 15. Delhi-based lawyer Shehzad Poonawalla had filed a petition with the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the National Human Rights Commission, the Rajasthan chief minister and the Union minister for women and child development in this matter.