Over 4.5 lakhs child labours engaged in various e-waste activities in India
Over 4.5 lakhs child labours engaged in various e-waste activities in India: ASSOCHAM study Mumbai leads in generating e-waste; produces 96,000 MT of electronic waste a year In India, about 4.5 lakhs child labours between the age group of 10-14 are observed to be engaged in various e-waste (electronic waste) activities, without adequate protection and safeguards in various yards and recycling workshops, according to the ASSOCHAM recent study on ‘Earth Day’ (April 22). While releasing the paper, Mr. D S Rawat, Secretary General ASSOCHAM said, the informal recycling industry often employs children to dismantle electronic waste. ASSOCHAM's report strongly advocates legislation to prevent a child's entry into this labour market. The chamber has also strongly advocated the need to bring out effective legislation to prevent entry of child labour into its collection, segregation and distribution”. A meager 4% ...