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Enterprise Value through the Global Compact” attracting over 500
delegates from 21 countries, including dozens of top leaders from
Government, business and civil society. The strong Government
support to this Conclave follows recent steps by the Government of
India to advance sustain ability in the country with the release of
Voluntary Guidelines on Corporate Governance and Responsibility in
India (see attachment 1).
Human Rights
Human rights in India are covered under “The protection of Human
Rights Act, 1993 (As amended by the Protection of Human Rights
(Amendment) Act, 2006-No. 43 of 2006)”. This is handled by the
“National Human Rights Commission” (see http://nhrc.nic.in/).
At this webpage you will also find a copy of the above mentioned
Human Rights Act. Continuous attempts are being made by the
Commission to address various Human Rights issues. Some of these
are being monitored as Programmes under the directions of the
Supreme Court.
Child Labour and Right of Organization
India is member of the International Labour Organization, and has
ratified 40 of the ILO conventions. However, India has not ratified four
of the ILO core conventions:
o 087 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to
Organize (1948)
o 098 Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining (1949)
o 138 Minimum Age Convention (1973)
o 182 Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (1999)
India’s domestic law on child labour, Child Labour (Prohibition and
Regulation) Act (1986), ban employment of children in some dangerous
occupations, such as factories and mines, and regulate the working
conditions in others. According to this law, anyone above the age of 14
will be regarded as an adult and will not be protected by the child
labour regulations.
According to UNICEF, insufficient attention has been given in India to
eliminate the worst forms of child labour. The 1986 child labour law
does not cover children in all sectors. India has the world’s highest
number of child labourers’ under14 years.
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