Kailash Satyarthi Quotes

Kailash Satyarthi — Indian Activist born on January 11, 1954,

'Kailash Satyarthi' is an Indian children's rights and education advocate and an activist against child labour. He founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan in 1980 and has acted to protect the rights of more than 83,000 children from 144 countries. It is largely because of Satyarthi's work and activism that the International Labour Organization adopted Convention No. 182 on the worst forms of child labour, which is now a principal guideline for governments around the world... (wikipedia)

Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child's eye - it is very beautiful.

Child slavery is a crime against humanity. Humanity itself is at stake here. A lot of work still remains, but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime.

Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.

Today, I see thousands of Mahatma Gandhis, Martin Luther Kings, and Nelson Mandelas marching forward and calling on us. The boys and girls have joined. I have joined in. We ask you to join, too.

Child labor perpetuates poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, population growth, and other social problems.

Kailash Satyarthi Quotes

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