Kailash Satyarthi

Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian childrens 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 Satyarthis 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.

Originally named Kailash Sharma, Satyarthi was born onJanuary 1954 in the Vidisha district of central Indian state Madhya Pradesh.

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