Child labour by other means – The Hindu (Aug 02, 2016)
The amendments to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, passed by Parliament recently, demonstrate a lack of national commitment to abolishing all forms of child labour. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Word List:
- Overhaul (verb) – thorough examination.
- Curb (verb) – restrict, deter, impede, inhibit; restrain, hold back, control.
- Phenomenon (noun) – event, happening, fact, thing.
- Adolescent (noun) – teenager, juvenile, minor, youth.
- Non-hazardous (adjective) – not dangerous; safe.
- Tweak (verb) – improve, refine; adjust, modify, alter, change.
- Concession to (noun) – gesture, action, move.
- Tout as (verb) – commend, endorse, praise, recommend, support.
- Leap (noun) – jump, a quick move, vault, bound, spring.
- Statutory (adjective) – mandatory, necessary, essential; enforced, demanded.
- Obligation (noun) – duty, commitment, responsibility; task.
- Deleterious effect (adjective) – harmful, damaging, detrimental, adverse.
- Fallout (noun) – bad effect/result, adverse effect/result.
- Concurrently (adverb) – simultaneously, at the same time.
- Predecessor (noun) – forerunner, precursor, antecedent.
- Compliance (noun) – acquiescence, agreement, concurrence, acceptance.
- Marginalised (adjective) – insignificant, unimportant, powerless.
- Deprive (verb) – deny, prevent from having/using.
- Stark (adjective) – sharp, clear; blunt, simple, bare.
Note:
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- Definitions (elementary level) & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.
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