By IANS,
New Delhi: In a nation where education is a right, there are hundreds of thousands of children working as child labourers. To fight this anomaly, an international rights organisation will start a 45-day campaign against child labour Friday.
“There are close to 13 million children in India under 14 years of age who are presently engaged in child labour, according to the 2001 census. This is an anomaly in a country where education is a constitutionally guaranteed right,” an official of Save the Children, said.
“With this in mind, we are launching a 45-day campaign against child labour tomorrow (Friday),” the official added.
The campaign will end June 12 which is observed as Child Labour Day by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
According to the civil society, the number of child labourers in the country around 40 million, much higher than the official figures.