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Children Will Be More Vulnerable to Trafficking after COVID-19
The countrywide lockdown to combat COVID-19, while necessary (in a low-income, low-health-infrastructure country like India), thanks to its sudden declaration with less than four hours’ notice, is catastrophic for the poor who live day to day, who do not have...
Trafficked Kids Who Faced Exploitation Mask Masks for The Underprivildeged Amid COVID-19 Crisis
As the world battles COVID-19, 15-year-old Siddharth (name changed), is doing his bit, by stitching rudimentary masks for the underprivileged, helping them prevent the spread of novel coronavirus. Siddharth is among a few other adolescent boys living and undergoing...
Kailash Satyarthi Brings Focus on Child Protection During Lockdown
NEW DELHI: Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi has warned that while being home bound during the lock down may make everyone feel safe, children at home, shelters and on the internet are at risk of sexual and online abuse and trafficking. He calls for caution to...
Globalizing Compassion Amidst COVID-19
Coronavirus has forced us to live a life that most of us have never experienced before with almost one fourth of the world’s population on lockdown. A cloud of uncertainty has descended upon us all, leading to fear. The global economy has gone into a tailspin. No...
Combatting Child Labor in Global Supply Chains
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...
Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation Hosts Panel at UN Forum on Business and Human Rights Promoting a Child Friendly Mica Industry
Former Child Labourer, Business, Government, and Civil Society Leaders Share Case Studies and Best Practices to Eliminate Child Labour November 25, Geneva, Switzerland: The Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, in collaboration with the Estee Lauder Companies,...
