Child rights deep concern of government: Indian minister
An Indian government minister said on Thursday that India is still faced with the issues of child rights and abuse, which is a deep concern of the government, reported Indo-Asian News Service.
Indian Law Minister Salman Khurshid said the government has "a deep concern over how the issue of children is being dealt with despite our country achieving significant economic growth" and that India still has a lot of work to do on this issue.
Speaking at a session of Asia Pacific Conference of Child Abuse and Neglect here, Khurshid said poor economic condition of parents forces them to send their kids into child labor.
He gave as example of the traditional business of carpet weaving in Bhadoi, Uttar Pradesh in northern India, where children are working in their families.
"Supple fingers of children are engaged in carpet weaving which is a traditional business of many families in Bhadoi and Jammu and Kashmir. It is imperative to help them retain their traditional skills without having them subjected to labor and abuse," he said.
Editor: Chen Zhi
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