India ready to ratify ILO conventions on child labour: Bandaru Dattatreya

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Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya on Tuesday said India is ready to ratify ILO conventions 138 and 182 related to child labour. "India is now in a position to ratify the ILO conventions 138 and 182 concerning child labour and has started the process in this direction," the labour ministry said quoting Dattatreya. The minister made the comments at the 2-day BRICS labour and employment ministerial meeting, which began in the national capital today.