Election Violence in the North East states

In the midst of peaceful election there’s some election violence in the North East during 15 LS election. The region had first, second & third phase of polling where nearly half of the polling booths identified in the three categories of sensitive, very sensitive and hyper-sensitive. Strong contingents of Army, central paramilitary & state forces have fanned out all over the States against any attempt by militant outfits to sabotage the polls and to ensure a smooth polling.

Women Labour

Women in Manipur have started engaging in hard labor or manual work in order to meet the needs of their family. They are engaged in such work as there is no other option for them to earn a living to maintain their family.

Mrs. Ebemcha (44) from Sekmai is working in the river bed of the Sekmai River to collect stones from the river bed to be loaded in the truck. She can hardly earn Rs. 60/- to Rs.100/- per day.

Child Labour in Manipur

In Manipur Child labour is increasing day by day.

Thoiba was a small boy from near Loktak Lake in Bishnupur district. He is the youngest of seven siblings and was among the child labourers .To misfortune of all his siblings, Thoiba's father is a ganja addiction while their mother is an alcoholic. All his elders’ brothers and sisters have been working in hotels at Imphal or as domestic helpers. Thoiba was only 11 years old, when he left home two years back and started working in a hotel located at Khwairamband Bazar Imphal. One day when Thoiba was working in the hotel, a truck driver took him to Shillong, young and innocent.