Keeping Kids as Domestic Help is Modern-Day Slavery: Kailash Satyarthi on NDTV's 'The Townhall'

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Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi says that proposed amendments to the child labour laws in India are progressive but need more work. He urges young people to be the drivers of change and help eradicate child labour. His advice to the youth: 'Refuse to eat at friends' homes where kids are employed as domestic helps'. Mr Satyarthi also talks about the difficulties posed by the provision of eggs as part of mid-day meal schemes, and says it would be more practical to provide food that all children can eat. An NDTV exclusive with Mr Satyarthi as the world observes Anti-Child Labour Day on June 12.  (Read transcript here)

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