UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Children’s Fund has voiced concern over an amended child labour bill in India which could legitimise family work and further disadvantage children from poor families.

The Unicef has called for the removal of certain provisions and establishing a robust monitoring mechanism with a thorough list of hazardous occupations for a stronger child protection framework.

“Under the new child labour act, some forms of child labour may become invisible and the most vulnerable and marginalised children may end up with irregular school attendance, lower levels of learning and could be forced to drop out of sch­ool, said Euphrates Gobina, Unicef India’s Chief of Edu­cation, in a news release.

Published in Dawn, July 29th, 2016