In Bhadohi, Kailash Satyarthi is a household name
10 years, 5 months ago

In Bhadohi, Kailash Satyarthi is a household name

Hindustan Times  

Nobel peace prize winner Kailash Satyarthi is a household name in Bhadohi, the carpet hub of India. After Satyarthi’s campaign to save children from bonded labour got international acceptance RugMark gave way to GoodWeave in 1994. Along with Swami Agnivesh, this Nobel Peace prize winner rescued 41 children from carpet industry from Balwariya village of Kon block, Mirzapur district. “When Satyarthi got information about children working as bonded labourers at a carpet factory in Mirzapur, he along with Swami Agnivesh came to Mirzapur and rescued children from a carpet factory in Balwariya village,” claimed Ramashankar Chaurashiya, national president of Bachpan Bachao Andolan.

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Kailash Satyarthi fears upsurge in child labour as pandemic shrivels economy
4 years, 6 months ago

Kailash Satyarthi fears upsurge in child labour as pandemic shrivels economy

Live Mint  

For four decades Indian Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi rescued thousands of children from the scourge of slavery and trafficking but he fears all his efforts could reverse as the coronavirus pandemic forces children into labour. "The biggest threat is that millions of children may fall back into slavery, trafficking, child labour, child marriage," said Satyarthi who was awarded the …

Raids and rescues: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi film exposes India child slavery
7 years, 2 months ago

Raids and rescues: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi film exposes India child slavery

Live Mint  

New York: Forget jargon-filled monologues, raids to rescue enslaved Indian children inject drama into a documentary about Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, who hopes the film will inspire viewers to play a part in the global fight to eradicate modern slavery. Kailash, which premiered last week at the US-based Sundance Film Festival, charts Satyarthi’s rise from domestic anti-trafficking figurehead to Nobel …

Feted abroad, Kailash Satyarthi has grim fight at home
8 years, 11 months ago

Feted abroad, Kailash Satyarthi has grim fight at home

Hindustan Times  

Kailash Satyarthi moves from triumphant to sheepish in seconds. Except that the proposed new law allows children to work in family enterprises or home-based industries after school hours, without defining what is a family enterprise or home-based industry. Sustainable business is not possible without sustainable society and ecology.” For instance, reports talk of thousands of children in East Delhi working …

Kailash Satyarthi gives clarion call to eliminate child labour - IndiaTV news
9 years, 9 months ago

Kailash Satyarthi gives clarion call to eliminate child labour - IndiaTV news

India TV News  

Washington: Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi has given a clarion call to leaders and countries towards global elimination of child labour and slavery. "It is a matter of great shame that even in the 21st century this ugly form of slavery exists in the form of child labour," Satyarthi said in his remarks from the footsteps of the historic …

Kailash Satyarthi: Saving India’s child slaves
9 years, 10 months ago

Kailash Satyarthi: Saving India’s child slaves

Al Jazeera  

The Nobel Peace laureate discusses child slavery in India and beyond, and what can be done to eradicate it. by Kailash Satyarthi, human rights activist For the past 35 years, Indian rights activist Kailash Satyarthi has devoted himself to freeing children working under terrible conditions in his native India. Satyarthi’s contribution to freeing children from exploitation and abuse is enormous, …

Speak out against child exploitation, says Satyarthi
10 years, 2 months ago

Speak out against child exploitation, says Satyarthi

India TV News  

New Delhi: Dedicating his medal to all Indians, the country's newest Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi Thursday urged them to fight together against child labour and speak out against their exploitation - a responsibility that came with the high honour he shared. Saluting the Indian armed forces, the 60-year-old child rights advocate said he had immense faith in the soldiers who …

Our children cannot stay trapped in workplaces: Kailash Satyarthi
10 years, 3 months ago

Our children cannot stay trapped in workplaces: Kailash Satyarthi

India TV News  

New Delhi: Terming child labour in India as a "serious" problem, the country's newest Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has said the delay in enacting and enforcing a ban on all its forms is akin to "destroying childhood" as our "children cannot remain trapped in workplaces". "One can't say for sure how many children work as labourers, but there is a …

Mr Foreign Hand: Kailash Satyarthi now gets bashed for Nobel Peace Prize
10 years, 5 months ago

Mr Foreign Hand: Kailash Satyarthi now gets bashed for Nobel Peace Prize

Firstpost  

Modi himself met with Nobel Peace awardee Kailash Satyarthi, said the entire nation was proud of his “momentous achievement.” But others were less gracious. Those who flourish Bahree’s post to say “gotcha” as indisputable proof this is all about attracting more money from foreign donors however do not mention that she also says “child labour is a serious problem in …

Will work with Malala for peace in subcontinent says Kailash Satyarthi
10 years, 5 months ago

Will work with Malala for peace in subcontinent says Kailash Satyarthi

India TV News  

New Delhi: Child rights crusader Kailash Satyarthi, who shared the Nobel Peace prize with Malala Yousafzai, today said he will ask the Pakistani teenager to join him in fighting against exploitation of children besides working together for peace in the sub-continent. The Bachpan Bachao Andolan founder said he personally knew Yousafzai and will tell her to carry forward the “struggle” …

Kailash Satyarthi: The activist who made child rights fashionable
10 years, 5 months ago

Kailash Satyarthi: The activist who made child rights fashionable

The Hindu  

Possibly India’s best known face against child labour, Kailash Satyarthi shares this year’s Nobel Peace Prize with Pakistani child rights activist Malala. He and his organisation, Bachpan Bachao Andolan — the Save Childhood Movement, have single-handedly brought to centre-stage the debate on child rights in India. Mr. Satyarthi gave up a promising career as an electrical engineer at the age …

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