UNICEF voices concerns over amended child labour Bill

TIL Desk/Business/UN-The UN Children’s Fund has voiced concern over the amended Child Labour Bill in India, saying it could legitimise family work and further disadvantage children from poor families.

The UN programme urged the removal of certain provisions of the bill and establishing a robust monitoring mechanism with a thorough list of hazardous occupations for a stronger child protection framework.

“Under the new Child Labour Act, some forms of child labour may become invisible and the most vulnerable and marginalised children may end up with irregular school attendance, lower levels of learning and could be forced to drop out of school,” UNICEF India’s Chief of Education Euphrates Gobina said.