PESHAWAR, Sept 6: The Human Resources Management and Development Centre (HRMDC) arranged special sessions here in the city to get first-hand knowledge of the problems of working children and analyze their activities and character.

The three-day sessions, under the head of Convention on the Rights of the Child concluded on Thursday focusing the activities of the working children.

An HRMDC press release said the sessions were meant not only to provide recreational activities the children but also to express themselves and bring out their inborn skills and creativity.

At least 30 working children were involved in various activities and discussions, which also helped the HRMDC to study their behaviour and problems.

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