Words matter. These are the best Kailash Satyarthi Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
India may be a land of over a 100 problems, but it is also a place for a billion solutions.
More than 30 years ago, when I had embarked upon the fight against child labour, it was not even considered an issue worth any discussion. It was accepted as a way of life in India, much like it was in other countries. Today, no country or business or society can throw this issue away.
I am representing here – the sound of silence. The cry of innocence. And, the face of invisibility. I represent millions of those children who are left behind, and that’s why I have kept an empty chair here as a reminder.
I call for a march from exploitation to education, from poverty to shared prosperity, a march from slavery to liberty, and a march from violence to peace.
I never go to temples, but when I see a child, I see God in them.
If you keep on buying things made by child slaves in such conditions, you are equally responsible for the perpetration of slavery.
We still have a soft approach on the perpetrators of crimes like worst forms of child labour.
Economic growth and human development need to go hand in hand. Human values need to be advocated vigorously.
I have come here only to share the voices and dreams of our children – because they are all our children.
The biggest challenge or biggest crisis knocking on the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance.
I dream for a world which is free of child labour, a world in which every child goes to school. A world in which every child gets his rights.
We as the governments, workers, employers and civil society must declare a war on child labour. This war cannot be won without strong, committed, coherent, and well-resourced worldwide movement. Equally needed is a genuine and active coordination between intergovernmental agencies at the highest level.
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.
Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child’s eye – it is very beautiful.
From my own experience, I want to say that you should follow your heart, and the mind will follow you. Believe in yourself, and you will create miracles.
The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our present and our future. No segment in the society can match with the power, idealism, enthusiasm and courage of the young people.
There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle.
World’s children cannot wait any longer. While international community debates and issues recommendations, statements and fine speeches, world’s children – marginalised, socially excluded, poor and vulnerable – continue to suffer.
Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
The fight against child slavery is the fight against traditional mindset, policy deficit, and lack of accountability and urgency for children across the globe.
I refuse to accept that the shackles of slavery can ever be stronger than the quest for freedom.
Every single minute matters, every single child matters, every single childhood matters.
