Anti-trafficking movement hails landmark conviction by Visayan Forum Foundation Inc. (VFFI), Global March International Council Member A multi-sectoral network against trafficking in the Philippines led by Visayan Forum Foundation Inc. (VFFI) hails a landmark verdict handed down by a local judge in Batangas City last June 30 against a female trafficker […]
From Practice to Policy: A Paradigm Shift in Human Trafficking
Forced labour, slavery and trafficking in human beings are not distinct practices any more. In March 2007 the UNODC along with other UN agencies and the NGOs launched the Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking with a very strong emphasis on forced and bonded labour. Similarly, in one of most […]
children For Peace and Peace For Children – Stand up for the Tibetan child victims
Children For Peace and Peace For Children – Stand up for the Tibetan child victims New Delhi 11th April 2008 – For the First time 100s of children from India and Tibet joined hands on the street of the capital to demand protection for the rights of children in Tibet. […]
EFA only hope for millions of child laborers to freedom and security
EFA only hope for millions of child laborers to freedom and security Welcoming the establishment of Global Task Force on child labor and education Mr. Kailash Satyarthi termed it as one of the most promising developments towards addressing the inter-linkages around poverty, education and child labor. The Global Task Force on Child […]
Demonstrators question the relevance of SAARC protocols outside the SAARC summit venue in New Delhi
Demonstrators question the relevance of SAARC protocols outside the SAARC summit venue in New Delhi 3 April 2007, New Delhi: Hundreds of former child victims of trafficking, bondage and child labour assembled in the capital to question the relevance of SAARC conventions, pledges and protocols […]
EFA only hope for millions of child laborers to freedom and security
EFA only hope for millions of child laborers to freedom and security Welcoming the establishment of Global Task Force on child labor and education Mr. Kailash Satyarthi termed it as one of the most promising developments towards addressing the inter-linkages around poverty, education and child labor. The Global Task […]
EFA only hope for millions of child laborers to freedom and security
EFA only hope for millions of child laborers to freedom and security Welcoming the establishment of Global Task Force on child labor and education Mr. Kailash Satyarthi termed it as one of the most promising developments towards addressing the inter-linkages around poverty, education and child labor. The Global Task […]
Regional Meeting of National Coordinators of Central America, Mexico and The Caribbean of Global March Against Child Labour
Regional Meeting of National Coordinators of Central America, Mexico and The Caribbean of Global March Against Child Labour The main objective of this meeting was to evaluate the efforts developed in the region addressing the eradication of child labor since 1998, as well as the identification of the main themes and […]
India Launches Liberation Caravan (Mukti Caravan) Against Child Labour
India Launches Liberation Caravan (Mukti Caravan) Against Child Labour The launch of Mukti Caravan Kailash Satyarthi (Chairperson of BBA & Global March), I.P Anand (Employers’ representative ILO Governing Board), Simon Steyne (Worker member ILO Governing Body and ILO Workers’ Group spokesperson on child labour, Global […]
CHILDREN FOR PEACE, PEACE FOR CHILDREN
CHILDREN FOR PEACE, PEACE FOR CHILDREN New Delhi, 5th August 2006 : A strong group of hundreds of children under the banner of “Children for Peace and Peace for children” took out a “Peace March” to Raj Ghat (Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial). Demanding immediate ceasefire in Lebanon […]