child workers

Childhood buried in trash

For the past decade, 18-year-old Raza has been wading through garbage to help his family survive.

Toiling for a mere living

A toothbrush, two shirts, a pair of trousers and a savings of Tk 465 are all that Russell has after four years of back-breaking labour at

Editorial / Elimination of child labour

While we can take comfort from the fact that we have been able to reduce the number of child workers by two million in the last 10 years, a large number of children are still employed in hazardous work.

August 6, 2025
August 6, 2025

Childhood buried in trash

For the past decade, 18-year-old Raza has been wading through garbage to help his family survive.

June 12, 2016
June 12, 2016

Toiling for a mere living

A toothbrush, two shirts, a pair of trousers and a savings of Tk 465 are all that Russell has after four years of back-breaking labour at

February 2, 2016
February 2, 2016

Elimination of child labour

While we can take comfort from the fact that we have been able to reduce the number of child workers by two million in the last 10 years, a large number of children are still employed in hazardous work.