Friday, 1 October 2021

Session on Policies on Prohibition of Child Labour


On the 30th of September, 2021, the School of Social Work in collaboration with Rainbow Homes conducted a session on Indian and International Policies on Prohibition of Child Labour, to highlight the plight of child labourers in India and the world. The session was held on MS Teams at 3 PM. Ms. Shubhdha, Manager (Academy), Rainbow Homes, was the resource person for the day. She pointed out that there were about 150 million child labourers around the world and out that, the highest concentration of child labourers is in Africa and in the Asian-Pacific region. She also highlighted the various international policies aimed at improving the plight of child labourers. The session also included a question and answer session which was moderated and completed by 4:30 Pm.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  


Panel Discussion on Equal Pay


On the 18th of September, 2021, known as the International Equal Pay Day, the School of Social Work, in collaboration with Soroptomists Association, hosted a one hour online panel discussion on equal pay. The online panel discussion was held on Zoom and began at 3 PM. The panel discussion was moderated by the Head of the School of Social Work, Dr. Alan Godfrey. The session began with Ms. Brinada Adige’s address. Ms. Brinda is a well known civil rights activist from Global Concerns India (GCI). In her address, she laid out some important statistics that highlight the issue of unequal pay faced by women. This was followed by the address by Ms. Selza Noronha who spoke about her own struggles in securing equal pay in the corporate world. She stressed on the need to strengthen one’s negotiation skills with regard to this. This was followed by a short question and answer session and the vote of thanks. The panel discussion ended at around 4 PM. 


Plant for the Planet

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