Carol Bellamy Quotes

New legislation has just been adopted by the International Labour Organization on the Worst Forms of Child Labor, such as bonded labour, prostitution and hazardous work.

We still have a soft approach on the perpetrators of crimes like worst forms of child labour.

When I went to Paris after graduating high school, I saw a model who was 12 years old without any supervision. That wouldn't happen in the acting world.

It's estimated that there may be two hundred and fifty million children in the world engaged in some form of exploitative child labour.

The exploitation of children is both easy and profitable.

I am concerned about the growing problem of sexual abuse and exploitation of our children.

No one has the right to threaten the health, education, and well-being of children by involving them in illegal or inappropriate work.

What is our freedom fight about? Is it about the liberation of children or just having sex with them?

Children should be allowed to be children and not be sold.

There are genuine concerns about the status of children to be sent to Malaysia and also there are genuine concerns about the human rights record in Malaysia.

India does not encourage - India has forbidden - child labour. We are a rule-based and rule-governed country.

If you keep on buying things made by child slaves in such conditions, you are equally responsible for the perpetration of slavery.

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.

If we can't begin to agree on fundamentals, such as the elimination of the most abusive forms of child labor, then we really are not ready to march forward into the future.

No family should have to depend on the labor of its children to put food on the table and no person should be forced to work in captivity.

In the 19th century, a lot of people were against outlawing child labour, because to do so would be against the very foundations of a free market economy: 'These children want to work, these people want to employ them... what is your problem? It's not as if anyone has kidnapped them...'

No child should be born to work at the cost of his childhood and freedom..

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.

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.

When it comes to gang-based child exploitation, it is self-evident to anyone who cares to look that if you look at all the recent high-profile cases, there is a high proportion of men that are of Pakistani heritage.

Child labour is a global problem that needs a response from all sides. This means measures to help reduce poverty, improve education, enforce laws, improve employment prospects for adults, and ensure there are no benefits in employing children under working age.

The streets of India are not safe for children, and every year, thousands are forced to live on the streets, avoiding being kidnapped or worse.

I won't give up until the exploitation of all children has ended and all children have their rights.

Thank you for your very detailed letter regarding Scientology. We haven't yet found a way to attack these jackals who feed on children and young adults who are too emotionally weak to stand by themselves when they reach the age of consent. It's too bad there isn't a 20th Century Charles Dickens to write about the terrible destruction of these 20th Century Fagins who make themselves rich while they destroy the psyche of so many.

No civilized society ought to fear for the safety of its children.