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Patna: Bihar Human Rights Commission (BHRC) has taken Suo Motu cognisance of a report captioned ” Rain or sunshine, these kids are out on daily grind” published in Hindustan Times , Patna edition, on Friday citing inadequate implementation of the labour laws relating to children selling lemons or working on the streets.
The commission has directed Principal Secretary, Labour Resources Department, Bihar government, and Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Bihar government, to apprise it of the institutionalised mechanism in place to take care of such children and monitoring of Labour Laws on the subject, accoding to BHRC member Neelmani. The commission expects reports from them by August 31, 2016.
According to the news ” As per an amendment in child labour laws in 2015, children can work in their family enterprises and on farmlands provided it is done after school hours and during vacations”. The matter will be listed again on September 5, 2016.