The first Asia Meet of Parliamentarians Without Borders for Children’s Rights was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 3 & 4 April 2017, with participation from about 13 Members of Parliament from 5 Asian countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. As South Asia is the second largest […]
Stand Up for Education for Child Labour in Supply Chains
It was on 24 April 2013, exactly 4 years ago, when the tragic Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh took place, killing more than 1000 workers and exposing the harsh reality of the international clothing supply chains operations and the dark side of the fast fashion industry. Pic Source: Google […]
Timothy Ryan Elected as the New Chairperson of Global March
After the unfortunate demise of the Chairperson, Mr. Elie Jouen, last year in late 2016, Global March held its Board Meeting in The Hague, The Netherlands on 30-31 March 2017, with Board Members attending from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and North America and elected, Mr. Timothy Ryan as the […]
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi applauds Government for ratifying ILO Conventions 182 and 138; Calls it a historic step
On March 31, 2017, Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi welcomed the Government of India’s decision to ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour and Convention 138 on the Minimum Age of Employment. Commenting on the ratification, Mr Kailash Satyarthi, the Honourary President of […]
National Assembly of Pakistan passes long awaited National Commission on the Rights of Children Bill
The recently exposed case of an exploited child labourer called, Tayabba in the city of Islamabad in Pakistan reveals a dark side today’s modern world. Tayabba was not only enslaved and abandoned by her real parents, but found herself mistreated and tortured by her masters (an Additional Judge of the […]
Global March’s Recommendations Find Mention in CRC’s General Comment 20 on Adolescent Children
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the most ratified international treaty ever and represents a worldwide recognition of children as full-fledged citizens and as subjects of rights. It also establishes State Parties accountability to respect and ensure the fulfillment of children’s rights. Since its adoption in November […]
Global March at the Laureates & Leaders for Children Summit, New Delhi
With the assertion that the world must come together to show their commitment and resolve to fight the abuse and exploitation that millions of children face across the world, Honorary President of Global March and Nobel Peace Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi, organised the first ever ‘Laureates & Leaders for Children Summit’ […]
19 Years of Global March Against Child Labour
Leading children from exploitation to education since 1998. It was on January 17, 1998 when Honorary President of Global March and Nobel Peace Laureate (2014), Kailash Satyarthi embarked upon a journey with one determination- to end child labour and garner attention from all corners of the world on this mammoth […]
Thousands of children and youth, match steps with Laureates and Leaders to demand an end to child exploitation
In the historic launch of Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s 100 Million for 100 Million Campaign, thousands of children and youth marched down from the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate in New Delhi. The visually arresting March, marked the culmination of the Laureates and Leaders for Children […]
Demise of Global March’s Chairperson, Elie Jouen
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the demise of Global March’s Chairperson and founding member, Elie Jouen Elie was a veteran educationalist, a vociferous trade union leader and a champion child rights activist till his last breath. Elie served as a founding member of Global March Against […]