A photo exhibition to sensitise people on the issue of child labour and steps to tackle the menace began here on Wednesday following the Children’s Day on Tuesday.
Department of labour Principal Secretary Anu Garg inaugurated it in the presence of the labour Commissioner Sachin Jadhav, members of Bakul Foundation and Mushroom photography circle, l N Nanda of UNICEF, District labour Officers from across the State and students of BMPS Takshila School.
It was jointly organised by the Bakul Foundation, the Mushroom: The Photographer’s Circle and the State Department of labour, with the support of the UNICEF. The event will continue till November 19.
There were 60 photos spread over three sections. The first 30 photos set the context of child labour showing the diversity of professions in which children are employed from the roadside dhaba and domestic work to brick kilns.
The next set of photos focus on situations that ensure prevention of child labour. This section has photos on what childhood should be like and has captures of children, who were potentially at risk as they seem to come from financially weak families, but they are engaged in a happy childhood with fun and education, with play and study, with reading and drawing.
The third set of photos focus on the response of the labour Department to cases of child labour with images of children being rescued from worksites, children studying in the NClP (National Child labour Project) schools and children studying and residing in seasonal hostels set up to ensure children do not have to accompany their parents, who are seasonal migrant labourers to other States.