Household poverty forces families to send their children to earn money in the labour market. On June 7 2023, three children who were engaged as child labourers in a roadside hotel in West Bengal were rescued by team VIHAAN along with District Child Protection Unit (North 24 Parganas – West Bengal), Dumdum Police, CHILDLINE and Labour Department.

The minors were only of age 11 and 12 and were made to work for 14 hours/day without any remuneration or basic health conditions. 

They have now been safely rescued from the hostile conditions and are living in a safe home.

In India alone, there are 10.1 million working children who are between the age of 5 – 14 (Census 2011). These young children are denied their right to education, safety and equality and are vulnerable to being exploited and trafficked for a mere few hundred. Their overall well-being is at stake and they are forced into bonded labour putting them in an unhealthy, unsafe and unhappy environment.

Constant support and endeavour from contributors like you help us fight social injustice and help many children who are caught in various forms of abuse and exploitation.