Eliminating child labour - a moral cause and a development
challenge
In recent years there has been a dramatic change
in attitudes about child labour. Denial and indifference have given
way to acknowledgement, outrage, and a readiness to tackle the
problem effectively. Ridding the world of child labour will require
a significant commitment of resources by the international
community. Yet, globally, over two decades the economic benefits of
eliminating child labour would exceed the costs by nearly seven
times. Eliminating child labour is unquestionably a sound financial
investment.
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'De-radicalisation of Tamil rebellion'
by Professor A.M. Navaratna Bandara, Department of Political
Science, University of Peradeniya
De-radicalisation of radical movements is
natural to any radical or revolutionary movement. This is a
hypothesis available in political science to be tested with the
lifetime of radical movements. It argues that if these movements
cannot achieve their radical objectives in the short run their very
existence becomes problematic in the long run.
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