“Where Every Rescue is a New Beginning”

June 12 marks World Child Labour Day, a global observance that highlights the need to eliminate child labour and ensure education for all children.

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The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the World Day against Child Labour in 2002 to focus attention on the global extent of child labour and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it. Each year on 12 June, the World Day brings together governments, employers and workers organizations, civil society, as well as millions of people from around the world to highlight the plight of child labourer.

Child labour exists in India notwithstanding the laudable provisions of the constitution and laws addressing Child labour. Despite the fact that a host of social economic and cultural factors is responsible for continuance of child labour.

The traditional and stereotype demand and supply factors including cheap and docile labour, poverty, illiteracy, indebtedness, unemployment and landlessness that contribute to the prevalence of child labour.

Child labour within the Indian Railways is a serious issue with children often found in need of care and protection on railway platforms and in moving passenger trains. It includes children working, living or even in conflict with law within the Railway System.

Railway Protection Force working within the Ministry of Railways has played crucial role in rescue of children. It includes child in contact with Railways encompasses any child (under 18) who is travelling, living, working or involved in any way with the Railway System including those in need of care and protection.