Mangaluru: Mobile campaign launched on World Anti-Child Labour Day
Bellevision Media Network
Mangaluru, 13 Jun 2020: DK district munsif and session court chief judge Muralidar Pai8 B and DK district DC Sindhu B Rupesh inaugurated mobile campaign against child labour at district court premises, here on Friday, June 12. It was themed: To be alert than the past to save children from forced labour amid Covid-19 pandemic. June 12 is observed as World Anti-Child Labour Day.
The mobile campaign was embarked upon jointly by district administration, district Legal Services Authority, labour department will cover entire DK district from June 12 to June 13, in order to sensitize people on child labour under Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986.
The assistant labour commissioner, Mangaluru division K B Nagaraj delivered the preliminary address.
Senior civil judge A J Gangadhar, Bar Association president M R Ballal, labour officer Wilma Elizabeth Tauro, child labour project officer Srinivas Nayak, senior labour inspector Mary Dias, Jeevan Kumar, Rajashekar Reddy and others were present.
The general public are advised to report any incidents of child labour on Childline: 1098, labour department telephone numbers: 0824-2435343/ 2433132/ 2437479.