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14-year-old girl fills blind mother’s life with light, while her own stars remain bleak

October 31, 2014 Ganga Madappa

What are the options for a girl child, now the only support for her blind mother? This is the story of one such girl—the breadwinner of her family— a story that will set you thinking about the flowers under your feet.

No kids as house helps: Domestic Workers Union

August 20, 2014 News Desk

Karnataka Domestic Workers Union is organising a protest, to call for the abolishment of employment of children in domestic work.

Will the law put a stop to child labour, or should we do something?

July 16, 2014 Sakuntala Narasimhan

Laws are effective only when people care about them, and politicians back them. What can we do to stop child labour?

Need to help children at risk in Bangalore? Here’s how…

October 12, 2010 Pushpa Achanta

What does one do when one comes across a child separated from her parents or child who needs to be rescued from an abusive household or an employer?

Say no to child labour

January 14, 2010 Padmalatha Ravi

Domestic workers are an essential part of urban households. But is child labour acceptable? What can we do to save these young children?

Lack of political will, lots of confusion

June 5, 2007 Revathi Siva Kumar

What is the impact of the ban on Child Labour? Did it help eliminate this dreadful practice? There is confusion aplenty and a dearth of political will.