india - LJN Blog Posts - Landscape Juice Network2024-03-29T15:22:37Zhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/indiaLondon Stone ethical projecthttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/london-stone-ethical-project2016-01-30T08:17:39.000Z2016-01-30T08:17:39.000ZLandscape Juicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/LandscapeJuice<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314788685?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314788685?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center" /></a></p>
<p>London Stone are supporting an ethical project in India.  The goal of the project is to create Child labour free zones in the sandstone cobble producing areas of Rajasthan. London Stone are working with local NGO’s on the ground in India along with Stoneasy, a Belgium Stone importer.</p>
<p>The project is delivering real results in getting children back where they need to be, in school.</p>
<p> London Stone are about to embark on a 6 month campaign to raise awareness of the good work that’s been done on the ground in India.  They are running a series of informative warts and all blogs which give information about the root causes of child labour in India and the community led initiatives that are helping to get the kids back into education. </p>
<p>The first blog is going live on the 1<sup>st</sup> February and can be found at the following link: <a href="http://nochildleftbehind.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://nochildleftbehind.co.<wbr />uk/</a></p>
<p>They will also be running a twitter profile. Our Twitter handle is as follows; <a href="https://twitter.com/children4school" target="_blank">@Children4School</a></p>
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</div>Marshalls and UNICEF in new partnership to tackle child labour in Indiahttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/marshalls-and-unicef-in-new-partnership-to-tackle-child-labour-in2013-10-30T12:28:20.000Z2013-10-30T12:28:20.000ZLandscape Juicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/LandscapeJuice<div><p>Marshalls and UNICEF UK have formed a three year partnership to protect children working in the hazardous stone quarrying sector in India.</p>
<p>With funding from Marshalls, UNICEF will carry out research into quarrying in the Indian state of Rajasthan and will use the findings to develop long-term interventions to tackle child labour in the stone quarrying sector.</p>
<p>The research findings will be used by UNICEF to advocate with the Indian government, business and other stakeholders to adapt policies and create a regulatory framework to work towards the elimination of child labour within the quarrying industry.</p>
<p>The partnership will also support UNICEF’s child protection and education programmes in Rajasthan, building upon the success of Marshalls award-winning education programme with local NGO partner Hadoti.</p>
<p>The new partnership was announced by Chris Harrop, Marshalls’ group marketing director, at UNICEF’s Children’s Rights and Business workshop in New York. He said, “This partnership builds upon the pioneering work that Marshalls has been doing since 2006 regarding child labour and more recently the extensive embedding of the Children’s Rights and Business Principles across our business.</p>
<p>Together UNICEF and Marshalls will work as strategic partners contributing to eliminating child labour in India’s stone quarrying sector, promoting a more responsible business model across the entire industry.</p>
<p>This activity further strengthens Marshalls’ market leading approach to social responsibility within the stone supply chain globally.”</p>
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