Free Books Distribution Camp On World Day Against Child Labour By V. V. Minerals

On June 12, 2014, which is celebrated as World Day against Child Labour, VV Minerals, India owned by Mr. S. Vaikundarajan carried out an initiative to benefit poor school children and workers family living in the area by giving them free notebooks. In order to improve the quality of education of the society and community the management of VV Minerals held camps of free books distribution at various establishments of the company.

The ‘Education for all’ campaign that they called it was held at Tuticorin, Thirunveli, Kanyakumari, Peramabalur and Trichy districts in Tamil Nadu. All the nearby schools were given free notebooks, with a total number of 25000 books distributed overall.

This initiative encompasses more than 200 schools in and around the five districts. In addition, the endeavour is aimed at providing easy access to learning and enlightenment to the poor and needy students who can’t afford to buy notebooks and right to free education is a dream.

Speaking about VVM’s efforts to empower the school students and create a sustainable educated environment around their community, Mr. Vaikundarajan, Founder Chairman & Managing Director – V V Group of Companies, said: “On World Day Against Child Labour, we are a staunch supporter of rights of child and are against any form of child labour. This is just a small step forward to bring smiles in the lives of school students in various locations as a socially responsible company.  We are fully committed to fostering a favourable environment around our workplace and make it a better place by enriching the lives of school kids in a sustained manner. Going forward, we also plan to open up Library cum learning centre in primary schools in a phased manner.”

V.V. Mineral is India's largest heavy mineral mining, Manufacturer and Exporter of heavy minerals. They deal with zircon mining, garnet mining and titanium ores like rutile mining and ilmenite mining.