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Children on statewide anti-child labour campaign perform in city

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May 15, 2012

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Mangalore, May 15: A group of little children performed an anti-child labour awareness performance under the banner of Vanashri Residential School, Sagar, in association with the Department of Public Instructions, Labour Department and Women and Child Welfare Department, at the KSRTC bus stand in Mangalore on Tuesday.

 

Little children wearing colourful attires and dressed up as Indian mythological characters presented performances that attracted public attention.

 

Speaking on the occasion, Manjappa, Founder of Vanashri Residential School, Sagar, said that the group comprises of 100 children from various parts of the state. They began their statewide awareness tour on April 25 in Sirsi and have stepped into Dakshina Kannada district today, he said.

 

He appealed to those gathered at the spot to not encourage child beggars and instead help them join a nearby school. “No child should take to labour. It is the right of every child under the age of 14 to go to school. If any of you comes across a child who is deprived of this right, help them go to school. You can even intimate the Women and Child Welfare Department or Vanashri School”, he said.

 

The group as part of their statewide tour will proceed to Udupi on Wednesday. The campaign will move futher to Honnavara, Siddapura, Shikaripura, Shimoga, and will wind up at Sagar on May 21.

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