152 million children are denied their right to education and forced to toil in child labour where they are mentally, physically and sexually abused. Situation is worse for girls. Addressing child labour is essential if we need to attain social justice and solve other socio-economic issues of society. We are
Kailash Satyarthi’s Message on 20 Years of Global March Against Child Labour
For last 20 years, Global March Against Child Labour has been the defender of the right of every child to be free from exploitation and be educated. Our journey began, exactly 20 years ago on 17 January 1998, when our Founder and Nobel Peace Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi, flagged off the
20 Years of Fight Against Child Labour: Global March Against Child Labour
Twenty years ago, on January 17, 1998, the Global March movement began with an 80,000 km physical march when millions of people marched together to put forth the message against child labour. As a strong and united voice for NGOs, trade unions, teachers’ associations and individual activists, the Global March
New ILO Data Reveals Slow Reduction in Child Labour
New Delhi: A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Global Estimates of Child Labour: Results and Trends, 2012-2016 released on 19 September 2017 at the United National General Assembly (UNGA), says that a total of 152 million children – 64 million girls and 88 million boys – are in child
India gets one step closer to a strong anti-child labour law
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour Submits Report on Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2012 The 13th of December, 2013 marked a significant milestone for child rights organisations in India when the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour submitted its report on the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, […]