Caroline Mbewe, 14, would prefer to be in school, but instead is a domestic worker for an affluent family in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe. “My bosses treat...

This picture of two boys who are lifting brikes on their head. What is it showing to us the strength of both of them that they can lift heavy weight on their head or is...

The above headlines are not coming for the first time nor this is the end of it. Every year numerous illegal firecracker factories mushroom in the one room of any...

This week there has been a huge row again about a major UK clothing chain using child labour in India. I have a problem with this. It is not possible to judge the...

Thursday June 12th, was a day to remember children in bondage of labour to earn an extra buck in a home or to feed their siblings. This is very common in the developing...

While the country holds Olympics in 2008, real problems brought out with media help exposes the country’s vulnerability to meet equal economic development. The...

Despite laws prohibiting child labour, with overwhelming poverty in the country the Indian government appears to be helpless in eliminating child labour in the country....

India has a dubious distinction of fostering the highest number of child labour in the world. The great challenge for a developing country like India is to provide...

India has a 22-year-old law that prohibits child labour in the country but still several incidents of alleged child labour come to light on a regular basis from almost...

Locked between India and China is a small but volatile country called Nepal, which is fast spiraling out of control. The Maoist rebels are dissatisfied that the nation...

What would you have done, had your child being forced to sell his innocence for ‘Rs. 1 kilo of foam’? You can hardly even think of it right? But that is a...

India is heading towards becoming a economic super power with its ever growing economy. Yesterday the sensex reached a new high of 14, 664 points. The PM and his...

The recent media attention on Anti Child Labour Day as a ritual and event forces to reflect on the last years announcement by ministry of labour bringing in residential...

Let us see all that the country has done to eradicate child labour. The Indian Constitution has defined the right to free and compulsory education to all children...

Ever since we became independent, we stood to fight against child labour. Even Article 24 of our Constitution prohibits employment of children under 14 years in...

Today is Children’s day and today is the birth anniversary of Independent India’s first Prime Minister, Jawahar Lal Nehru too. Everyone knows that because...

India is a home to 19 percent of world’s children. The country is a story of stark contrasts and striking disparities as illustrated in a study of 43 focal...

This comes as a rather shocking piece of news to the elite class of Saudi community. Media is abuzz with the case of Hana Al Jader, wife of Saudi Prince Mohamed Bin...

Only a few days back, the Indian government declared a ban on any form of child labor up to the age of 14 years, but many leading international child rights guardians...

A recent research conducted by experts at Indian Centre for Development Economics states that India has to buckle up its fight against child labour, if it has to meet...