Bhubaneswar: While the world is grappling with one of world's gravest menace of child labour, several organisation in association with Odisha government yesterday organised a photo exhibition to make people aware of its perils.

To spread awareness and sensitize people on the issue, Bakul Foundation has put up a photography exhibition portraying the various aspects of child labour, in association with Mushroom: The Photographer’s Circle, state Labour Department and UNICEF.

Inaugurated by Anu Garg, state Labour Department Secretary, in the presence of Labour Commissioner Sachin Jadhav and L N Nanda of UNICEF, this exhibition has three sections depicting children engaged in child labour, its prevention and government mechanism addressing the issue.

publive-imageSixty pictures are on display at Regional Lalit Kala Kendra in Bhubaneswar till November 19 aiming at making people cognizant of this prevailing menace and saving children from it.

publive-imageThe exhibition was also attended by two girls, Manorama and Subhashree, who were earlier engaged as child labour. They have now enrolled in a school.

Worth mentioning, India has the largest child labour workforce in the world due to its vast population, according to UNICEF estimation. The irony is, it is a criminal offence in India to employ children below the age of 14 in hazardous industries under Article 24 of Constitution of India, which guarantees their protection.