The United States department of labour has honoured lawyer and activist Lalitha Natarajan with the 2023 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labour.
Lalitha has been constantly fighting to end exploitative child labour in south India.
She identifies child victims of trafficking, specifically bonded labour, assisting in their re-integration into society.
The Iqbal Masih Award is a US Congress-mandated, non-monetary award established by the secretary of labour in 2008.
It honours extraordinary contributions to combat child labour.