‘To employ children is illegal and unethical’: Activist Kailash Satyarthi Ananya Gupta & Nittika Mehra,TNN | Jun 22, 2014, 06.16 PM IST Activist Kailash Satyarthi is the founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan, an NGO that works on freeing children from bonded labour. He spoke with The Times of India about his work […]
Congressional Briefing: Promoting the Rights of 15 Million Child Domestic Workers to mark the World Day Against Child Labour
Thursday, June 12, 2014, 1:00 p.m., Dirksen Senate Office Building, USA
‘In Nepal, some street children are controlled by gangs’ – Basu Rai’s interview with the Times of India
nanya Gupta & Nittika Mehra, TNN | Jun 17, 2014, 05.27 PM IST An unwanted child, a street urchin, a knife-wielding gang member and a child labourer — Basu Rai endured the vicissitudes of fate. But after his rescue and rehab, he dedicated his life to saving other street children. He has written about […]
India’s Union Labour Minister launches “Economics Behind Forced Labour Trafficking” report and “Anthem Against Child Labour”
On World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June 2014 12 June 2014, New Delhi: In a first, the Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Narendra Singh Tomar commemorating the World Day Against Child Labour launched the Global March Against Child Labour report “Economics Behind Forced Labour Trafficking – Comprehensive Case […]
Global March submits an urgent appeal to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Global March Against Child Labour submitted an appeal to H.E. Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran to draw attention to the plight of Iranian children. The letter, written by Kailash Satyarthi, Chairperson of Global March, was submitted at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in […]
An Appeal From Global March To The Council Of Representatives Of Iraq To Save The Iraqi Girl Child
17 April 2014 Dear Members of the Council of Representatives of Iraq Global March Against Child Labour is a worldwide coalition of trade unions, teachers’ and child rights organisations with members and partners from over 140 countries and a shared commitment of strengthening worldwide efforts to protect and promote the […]
Global March Policy Paper on ‘Out-of-School’ Children and Child Labour
“The ultimate end of education is happiness or a good human life, a life enriched by the possession of every kind of good, by the enjoyment of every type of satisfaction.” […]
Open letter to all the companies that manufacture or distribute tea regarding slavery and tea plantations of Assam in India
6 March 2014, New Delhi: Global March Against Child Labour a worldwide coalition of civil society, teacher and trade union organisations active in over 140 countries and united in their determination to protect and promote the rights of all children, particularly their freedom from exploitation and promote good quality public […]
A Celebration of Nomadic Culture at GODH Lahore Gypsy Mela
Global March partner organisation in Lahore, Grassroot Organisation for Human Development (GODH), since its inception in 1998 has focused on the neglected and often marginalised indigenous nomadic (Gypsy) children. In order to create an environment of social cohesion and inclusion for these communities, GODH has been organising events to promote […]
