laborers
Jun 16 2007, Parul G

Amidst the global talks of providing a decent childhood to the less fortunate children, lies the stark reality of bonded child labour. And one such horrible tale of forced labour has come to fore, when Chinese authorities rescued numerous kids, who.

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Bangladeshi laborers work at a village in Saver, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 16, 2009.