15 years of struggle against child labour: Global March Against Child Labour 16 January 2013: Basu, a core marcher of the worldwide physical march against child labour organised in 1998 reflects, “I joined the Global March as the youngest core marcher, all of 9 years then. Today, after 15 years, […]
Make your voice count against child labour, child trafficking and slavery this Human Rights Day
10 December 2012 – This year’s theme for Human Right Day is “My Voice Counts”. This day presents an opportunity, every year, to celebrate human rights, highlight a specific issue, and advocate for the full enjoyment of all human rights by everyone everywhere . Today’s urgent issue of child trafficking […]
Bolivia’s child workers unite to end exploitation
Shining shoes, mining and herding animals among the many jobs done by an estimated 750,000 children between five and 17 Rodrigo Medrano Calle is a Bolivian labour leader who meets and lobbies top government officials for his constituency’s rights. That’s not surprising in a country where pay is often low, […]
SPARC sees Children Act 1991 ambiguous
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 – Quetta—The Protection of the Child Rights (SPARC), Tuesday expressing concern over Employment of Children Act 1991 demanded that ambiguities, anomolies and contradictions in the said Act should be rectified. “The Employment of Children Act 1991 has various confusions as it simultaneously bans and regulates child labour.” The National Manager of SPARC, Child Labour Unit, Gulnaz Zahid, in “Training […]
Fire and death of workers in the Bangladeshi Garment Factory raises serious concerns about workers’ rights and safety
In one of the most devastating fire accidents in the history of apparel industry of Bangladesh at least 112 workers are feared killed during the last weekend. This is not the first incident in Bangladesh. Since 2005 over 700 garment workers have been killed in unsafe workplaces. The apparel retailers […]
Gordon Brown celebrates festival of lights with the children at Mukti Ashram
New Delhi: 08th November 2012: Diwali (the festival of lights in India) became brighter for the children of Mukti Ashram (short term rehabilitation centre of Bachpan Bachao Andolan in Delhi) when the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Mr. Gordon Brown visited it last evening. Mr. Brown expressed his […]
Engaging with small farmers for eliminating agricultural child labour – Kavokiva experience
Across the globe, majority of the children are working in small-scaled, often family-owned farms, making small farmers an important actor and stakeholder to engage with in the fight against child labour working in the agricultural sector. However, small farmers are often missing in the various debates and platforms for eliminating […]
Rallying the global community to put Education First
18 October 2012: Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world, said Nelson Mandela. Each one of us reading this piece can undeniably vouch for the power of education in our own respective lives. Each one of us can say how having gone to […]
10th EFA GMR launched with a focus on putting education to work
16 October 2012: With one in eight young person across the world looking for work, the focus on young people, their education and skills and youth unemployment has gripped the world. In May this year, the International Labour Organization (ILO) called for an urgent investment in opportunities for young people […]
2012 World Day for Decent Work focuses on ‘scarred’ generation of unemployed youth
07 October 2012: Gains in employment rates for young people have been wiped out by the economic crisis. According to the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Global Employment Trends for Youth 2012, it may take 4-5 years before jobs rebound. In the meantime, many of the 75 million unemployed young people […]