International Day against child labour
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 12 2016:
Signature campaign cum awareness programme as part of International Day Against Child Labour on the theme "End Child Labour in Supply Chain-it's Everyone Business' was organized by CHILDLINE, Imphal from June 8 to 12.The signature campaign cum awareness programme was flagged off by M Joy Singh, DC of Imphal East and Chairperson of CHILDLINE Advisory Board.
A team of CHILDLINE, Imphal visited different government offices including Social Welfare, Police, Medical, Transport, Forest, and Education Department, elected members of IMC, NGOs, CSOs, workshops, hotels etc to spread the message of ending child labour and stressed the need to educate children and mould them into good citizens.
Manipur State Legal Services Authority observed World Day against Child Labour by staging a street play at Shamu Makhong, Khwairamband bazar today.
Manipur State Legal Services Authority Secretary RK Memcha, Manipur Bar Association president Ch Chandrajit Sharma, secretary B Supriya and Imphal East district CJM A Noutuneswori attended the observance.
A comic street play was also staged at Lilong, Thoubal district on the occasion.
At Bishnupur, PRDA Bishnupur and Child Line Bishnupur jointly conducted a painting competition at Bishnupur Kiyamba Ningshing Shanglen on the theme "Child labour' to mark the occasion.