When we think of child labor, visions of children working in brick kilns, silk factories, restaurants, farms, tea and coffee estates spring to mind. While those definitely constitute child labor, …
Nano-WAH
Post your nanofiction response as comments!For some samples and typical nanofiction rules, see http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Andy/Nanofiction.html साठ बरस से हैं आज़ादHe was crouched in front of dirty shoes, hands toiling away. “Arre …
Show me the money!
Hillary Clinton is running for President, so is Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and a myriad others for the coveted spot. The air is abuzz with campaigns and fundraisers. Millions of …
What stops the ‘state’ ?
India might be shining, the BSE index might be sky rocketing, the GDP might reach an all time high …. What does it mean to a kid who works in …
We don’t live in a vaccuum
Being part of a campaign that brings focus on something as complex as child labor is a hard thing to do. Not because the campaign doesn’t sell. It sells. In …
1 tea spoon ground pepper…
The folks a JugalBandi have written a very nice piece about the Work An Hour campaign. This last part caught my eye – not because it fuels my narcissistic tendencies …
SPOTLIGHT: Kailash Satyarthi
In 1980, electrical engineer Kailash Satyarthi founded Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement), a grassroots organization dedicated to stopping child labor and child trafficking in India. Last month, Satyarthi …
NEWS: India’s Silk Slaves – BBC
A few months ago, BBC news exposed the young slavery present in India’s silk industry. Ashok Kumar, a 13 year-old boy, is a bonded laborer. After his mother died and …
NEWS: Slave Girls of India – New York Times
The New York Times recently covered journalist Lisa Ling’s journey into India’s child labor world. The documentary, “Slave Girls of India,” which aired on the Oxygen network, takes a look …
Body, Mind or Soul?
This question has been raised before, but I would like to pose it all the same. —–What is the rationale behind setting the 14 year age limit for a person …