Mysuru: The District Administration along with District Legal Services Authority, National Child Labour Project Society and voluntary organisations had organised a programme to observe World Anti-Child Labour Day at the Institution of Engineers on JLB Road here this morning.
The programme was inaugurated by 5th Additional District and Sessions Court Judge C.M. Joshi. In his inaugural address, Judge Joshi said that there were about 1.5 crore child labourers in the country and added that the government alone cannot eradicate this practice. He urged the NGOs and other organisations to join hands with the government to put a stop to this evil practice.
