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2023 Iqbal Masih Award - Lalitha Natarajan

June 25 , 2023 519 days 572 0
  • 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.

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