Tag: youth
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Trafficking as Modern Slavery and the Youth of Today: A Socio-Legal Study
By Minakshi Goswami, Research Fellow, Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture, Assam. Human trafficking refers to a process wherein individuals are placed or maintained in an exploitative situation for monetary gain. Trafficking can occur within a country or may involve movement across borders. Anyone anytime may become a victim of trafficking. Whether women, men or children. The motive…
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All India Council of Sports: Is it Too Little, Too Late?
By Hita M. Agarwal, WBNUJS, Kolkata. Last week, the Government of India constituted the All India Council of Sports, which is to act as an advisory body to the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. In a release by the Sports Ministry, the nature of the advice to be given by the body was further…
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Skill India Campaign: A step towards nation’s development?
By Shruti Sharma, Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. 15th July, 2015 witnessed the world’s first ever “World Youth Skills Day” (WYSD), celebrated by the United Nations General Assembly. The basic objective behind celebrating this day as WYSD was to raise much needed awareness about the importance of investing in youth skills development at an International level. World…
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The Apprentice Act: An Analysis
By Ankit Sharma, Siddhartha Law College, Dehradun. The Apprentice Act came into existence on 12th December in 1961 but it was enforced on 3rd March 1962 and also in 1968 with the amendment in the provision of sec 25 the words ”except Jammu and Kashmir” were expunged. The bill has been amended in 1973, 1986, 1997 and 2007. The…