Give the child his due

Updated On Jun 12, 2012 07:15 pm IST
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Child labourers demonstrating on World Day Against Child Labour in Patna. Agencies expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 12, 2012 07:15 pm IST

Child labourers demonstrating on World Day Against Child Labour in Patna. Agencies

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Indian rescued child labourers sit inside a tram during a 'city ride' in Kolkata. Non governmental organisation 'Child in Need Institute' (CINI) organised the excursion for the children in observance of World Day Against Child Labour. AFP Photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 12, 2012 07:15 pm IST

Indian rescued child labourers sit inside a tram during a 'city ride' in Kolkata. Non governmental organisation 'Child in Need Institute' (CINI) organised the excursion for the children in observance of World Day Against Child Labour. AFP Photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

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Indian rescued child labourers sit inside a tram during a 'city ride' in Kolkata. Non governmental organisation 'Child in Need Institute' (CINI) organised the excursion for the children in observance of World Day Against Child Labour. AFP Photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 12, 2012 07:15 pm IST

Indian rescued child labourers sit inside a tram during a 'city ride' in Kolkata. Non governmental organisation 'Child in Need Institute' (CINI) organised the excursion for the children in observance of World Day Against Child Labour. AFP Photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

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A schoolgirl holds a placard during a rally organized to mark World Day Against Child Labour, in Kathmandu. The placard reads, "Do not use children as labourers in your houses." Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 12, 2012 07:15 pm IST

A schoolgirl holds a placard during a rally organized to mark World Day Against Child Labour, in Kathmandu. The placard reads, "Do not use children as labourers in your houses." Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar

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Josue Alexander Chavez (L), 9 years old, uses a hammer to break stones as he works near the road to Mazatenango, about 165 km (102 miles) north of Guatemala City, ahead of World Day Against Child Labour. Chavez works with his parents, breaking stones for the construction of houses. He works from 7am-5pm and makes 20 quetzales ($2.50) per day. Reuters/Jorge Dan Lopez expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 12, 2012 07:15 pm IST

Josue Alexander Chavez (L), 9 years old, uses a hammer to break stones as he works near the road to Mazatenango, about 165 km (102 miles) north of Guatemala City, ahead of World Day Against Child Labour. Chavez works with his parents, breaking stones for the construction of houses. He works from 7am-5pm and makes 20 quetzales ($2.50) per day. Reuters/Jorge Dan Lopez

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A boy counts the money he had earned from a day's work of transporting groceries at a market in Tegucigalpa. The International Labour Organization (ILO) marks World Day Against Child Labour. Reuters/Jorge Cabrera expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 12, 2012 07:15 pm IST

A boy counts the money he had earned from a day's work of transporting groceries at a market in Tegucigalpa. The International Labour Organization (ILO) marks World Day Against Child Labour. Reuters/Jorge Cabrera

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Orchestra players play music during a rally organized to mark World Day Against Child Labour, in Kathmandu. Kathmandu marks World Day Against Child Labour by organizing various programs to create awareness on child labour. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 12, 2012 07:15 pm IST

Orchestra players play music during a rally organized to mark World Day Against Child Labour, in Kathmandu. Kathmandu marks World Day Against Child Labour by organizing various programs to create awareness on child labour. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar

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A girl covers her face near the road to Mazatenango, where she fills holes in the road with earth in exchange for money, about 165km north of Guatemala City, ahead of World Day Against Child Labour. Reuters/Jorge Dan Lopez expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 12, 2012 07:15 pm IST

A girl covers her face near the road to Mazatenango, where she fills holes in the road with earth in exchange for money, about 165km north of Guatemala City, ahead of World Day Against Child Labour. Reuters/Jorge Dan Lopez

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