by Anjali Kochar | Dec 16, 2020 | CNBC
Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi said there needs to be a “sense of urgency” in working toward the end of child labor globally, speaking on a panel for the OECD’s 60th anniversary. Speaking on a panel on Tuesday to mark the OECD’s 60th anniversary, Satyarthi...
by Anjali Kochar | Dec 15, 2020 | The Star Tribune
LUCKNOW, India — A boy who cried out when he was beaten for complaining of stomach pains drew attention from a passerby, who alerted police in the central Indian city of Agra. Officers broke a padlock on the gate of the illegal shoe factory where the boy was working...
by Anjali Kochar | Dec 7, 2020 | Hindustan Times
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan said that over 1,600 trafficked children were rescued from “situations of exploitation” in the past eight months Over 1,6oo trafficked children were rescued from “situations of exploitation” in the past...
by Anjali Kochar | Nov 20, 2020 | Field Notes
My name is Aaron Seibert and I was a U.S. representative at the 100 Million Youth Leadership Caucus this month. This Caucus was aimed at bringing together young leaders from across G20 countries and the 20 most populous countries, to discuss what a fair, just and...
by Anjali Kochar | Oct 26, 2020 | CNN
By Jessie Yeung and Priyali Sur One evening in August, a 14-year-old boy snuck out of his home and boarded a private bus to travel from his village in Bihar to Jaipur, a chaotic, crowded and historical city 800 miles away in India’s Rajasthan state. He and his...