by Kailash Satyarthi | Jan 17, 2018 | blogs.unicef.org
In the foothills of the Himalayas, many years ago, I met a small, skinny child labourer. He asked me: “Is the world so poor that it cannot give me a toy and a book, instead of forcing me to take a gun or a tool?” Another time, a child-mother from the streets of...
by Malaka Gharib | Jan 17, 2018 | npr.org
The man who fought to make child labor a crime against humanity came to Washington, D.C., last week with a message for America and its new president. Kailash Satyarthi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his efforts to end child labor, urged U.S. lawmakers to...
by Kailash Satyarthi | Jan 17, 2018 | project-syndicate.org
Advocates fighting to eradicate child labor had once hoped that globalization would help. But recent evidence shows that little progress has been made, suggesting that in addition to strong legal frameworks, robust accountability mechanisms are needed to guarantee...
by Kailash Satyarthi | Jul 20, 2016 | The Huffington Post
The upper house of the Indian Parliament has just passed the much awaited Child Labour Amendment Bill. If the Lok Sabha also clears this bill, we will not see an end to child labour any time soon. It’s always good to walk a few more miles but we should not...
by Noriko Akiyama | Jul 5, 2016 | The Asahi Shimbun
In rescuing an estimated 85,000 victims of trafficking, slavery and child labor, Indian children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi has risked his life and been severely beaten. Satyarthi, who was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 with Malala Yousafzai...
