child labour

We are all guilty of buying a pair of earrings for a few hundred rupees. I mean, who can resist the price and the pretty looks, right? But did you know that 27 kids were rescued from an artificial jewellery factory in Gujarat last year? #ShopResponsibly

Baidhnath Kumar poses as a customer and even transfers money to kingpins to gain their trust. Read on to know how the braveheart conducts raids in life-threatening situations

A grand initiative, combining state and civil forces, brings hope to a generation of children almost lost to child labour and poverty. #Respect #NoToChildLabour

Bonded labour in this day and age is more unseen, more hidden, but still ruthless. It has journeyed far and beyond its conventional contours.

Amar, who is now studying law in Noida, is the first-ever member to be educated from his family. With his law degree, he aims to fight for justice for rape survivors.

"We believe that children belong on the football field, playgrounds and in classrooms, but not on shop floors of factories."

We frequently hear ideologues using the moral appeal of this project to argue for an economic restructuring of the society. These approaches make little sense because they do not recognise that apart from being economically inefficient and thus an obstacle both to economic growth and social development, child labour is also a moral evil.

These kids, from Chennai, have put in tremendous effort and beat many odds, to compete in an international sporting event.

In 2007, an activist with the NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Govinda Prasad Khanal, rescued him from these mines. That was the turning point for him.

From Kalamkari textile shops and imitation jewellery shops to mechanic workshops and hotels, the inspection teams raided every other establishment across Krishna district and filed cases against the owners who continue to employ young children as workers in their shops.