NEW DELHI: A new study by a coalition of child rights NGOs has claimed that child labour in India’s incense stick manufacturing industry has found a significant decline in the employment of underage workers.
The research, conducted across Bihar, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, highlighted progress in eradicating child labour from the sector. However, concerns were raised regarding children engaged in home-based work under unregulated conditions.
The study, undertaken by the Just Rights for Children Alliance in collaboration with multiple NGOs, revealed that 82 per cent of respondents did not witness any child labour in their localities. PTI
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