by KSCF US Team | Jun 29, 2021 | project-syndicate.org
NEW DELHI – For the first time in two decades, the number of child workers has increased. The shocking rise – from 152 million to 160 million worldwide, according to recent United Nations data – occurred in the four years that preceded the COVID-19 pandemic. There can...
by KSCF US Team | Jul 17, 2020 | project-syndicate.org
Jul 16, 2020 KAILASH SATYARTHI, PRINCE ALI BIN HUSSEIN (photo credit: Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI/AMMAN – Taima’a al-Hariri, a 17-year-old Syrian refugee living in the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, had been regularly attending school before the...
by KSCF US Team | Jun 30, 2020 | Field Notes, project-syndicate.org
As a young person, it is heartbreaking to see the state of child trafficking in the U.S. The freedom children are entitled to isn’t granted for millions of young people. Moreover, the distance we enjoy from their reality is a product of our own privileged position and...
by Kailash Satyarthi | Jan 23, 2020 | project-syndicate.org
NEW DELHI – Every day, 152 million children perform hard labor, often in hazardous conditions. Bangladesh’s garment factories, which are staffed largely by women and, often, children, are a prime example. Between 2006 and 2012, more than 500 Bangladeshi garment...
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 RAMESH P. MURARKA | May 12, 2016 | Indiawest, project-syndicate.org
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The most poignant moment of the two-day TiE 2016 conference, held at the Santa Clara Convention Center May 6 and 7, came during the final hours on the second day of the convention. During a soul-stirring keynote speech in the evening by Kailash...
