Childrens rights and child labour proceedings of the Second South Asian Conference on Working Children : theme, children's rights and child labour, venue, Caritas Hall, Dhaka, Bangladesh, date, October 23-27, 1989 - Dhaka Commission for justice and peace 1989 - 138p.

1.Foreword by Gauri Pradhan
2. Preface by Fr.R.W. Timm, C. S. C
3.Introduction:The convention in the rights of the child
4. Programme for the Conference
5. Keynote Address by Cole P. Dodge
6. Opening ceremony:
7. Country reports
8. Reports on Group discussion
9. Panel discussion and child legislation
10. The working child in bangladesh
11. Existing child legislations
12. Draft constitution
13. Case studies
14. Evaluation
15. Recommendations
16. Closing ceremony
17. Final summary report
18. Progress Report and forums activities
19. Participants Names and addresses

This book presents the discussions from the Second South Asian Conference on Working Children held in Dhaka. The countries covered were India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The conference primarily centered on the legal and human rights dimensions concerning children, exploring strategies to safeguard and enhance children's rights. Emphasis was placed on scrutinizing child labor through these perspectives, particularly in relation to actions associated with the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.


English


Child labor -- Law and legislation -- South Asia -- Congresses.
Children's rights -- South Asia -- Congresses
Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- South Asia -- Congresses

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