India

The Guardian: “How child labour in India makes the paving stones beneath our feet”

“Despite promises of reform, exploiation remains endemic in India’s sandstone industry,
Wed Apr 3 2024

Ending Child Labor in Mica Mines in India and Madagascar

By Katarzyna Rybarczyk  Most people use products containing mica daily, without realizing what
Mon Jul 12 2021

Holiday Shopping? Some Strategies to Consider if you are Concerned about Child Labor and Want to Shop Responsibly

With the holidays approaching and many Americans scrambling to buy presents, we get many questions
Thu Dec 14 2017

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Applauds Indian Government for Ratifying Conventions 182 and 138

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi applauds Government for ratifying ILO Conventions 182 and 138;
Thu Apr 13 2017

Statement by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on the passage of India’s Child Labour Amendment Bill of 2016

The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016 is a missed opportunity. I was
Fri Jul 29 2016

A Better Brick: Addressing Child Labor in Nepal’s Brick-Making Industry

    By Deborah Andrews Prior to the April 2015 earthquake, Nepal was in the midst of a
Fri May 6 2016

GoodWeave’s Nina Smith on Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi–an engineer of freedom

[This article originally appeared in The Christian Science Monitor on October 21, 2014] By Nina
Wed Oct 29 2014

2014 World Day Against Child Labor Speech by Tom Harkin on the Senate Floor

When children are exploited for the economic gains of others, everybody loses--the children lose,
Thu Jun 19 2014

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