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SIVAKASI'S SHAME: Soft and tiny fingers of these children churn out firecrackers for up to 10 hours a day.

SIVAKASI'S SHAME: Soft and tiny fingers of these children churn out firecrackers for up to 10 hours a day.

Kids play with fire, make crackers

When fireworks lit up the sky, what gets lost in the din is the fact that they are manufactured by child labours. Sivakasi, the district of firecrackers in Tamil Nadu, is infamous for employing children in this hazardous industry. 

13-11-2006

INNOCENCE INTERRUPTED: From manufacturer to contractor to exporter, everyone is involved in exploiting children.

A thread that strangles childhood

The story of thousands of nimble hands working in inhuman conditions to create zari isn't a pretty one.

12-11-2006

NO MERCY: Children continue to work long hours joining bangles all for a meager wage.

Childhood lost in Glass City muddle

Firozabad in UP is known for its glass bangles. But it's also known for employing children.

12-11-2006

WORKING WOE: Twelve-year-old Birendra Kumar is orphaned and already on his second job.

Other face of Anti-Child Labour law

Anti-Child Labour law has a side that makes more vulnerable exactly those it is supposed to protect.

10-11-2006

REALITY CHECK: The hospitality sector often does not regard child labour as a crime, but as social service.

Children behind Mumbai's menu

It's been a month on Friday since the Government banned child labour but has the law really been enforced?

09-11-2006

CHILDHOOD LOST: All forms of child labour stood banned the day we adopted our Constitution, says Agnivesh.

Expert Talk: Loopholes in child labour law

The civil society has tremendous power but they think everything should be done by the Govt, says activist Swami Agnivesh.

08-11-2006

LITTLE SHINE IN THEIR LIVES: Most children are forced into labour by their own parents.

How UP top brass exploits children

Though the Govt has banned child labour, the Moradabad brassware industry has managed to find loopholes in the law.

09-11-2006

DOOMED BY THE LOOM: The child workers work in hazardous conditions in UP's carpet factories.

UP carpet loom is doom for kids

Behind the glitter of a thriving cottage industry are young children toiling away in dangerous condition.

11-11-2006

WEAVING NIGHTMARE: Arvind is just one of the many child weavers who is manning the warps and woofs of his trade.

All's not well for UP child weavers

Over 75 million children in India don't go to school, partly because most of them are at work.

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