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What are we waiting for? Sustainable societies begin with children
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...
Nobel Peace Prize Winner’s Message To America: ‘All Children Are Our Children
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....
Ending the Business of Child Labor
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...
A Plea To The Lok Sabha To Rethink The Child Labour Amendment Bill
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...
Indian children’s rights activist works out of love and compassion
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...
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi feted at Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Minneapolis
Indian Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi presided over the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, organized under the auspices of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The three-day meet celebrated the struggle and vision of Satyarthi, the...
