Action against Child Labour

Background 

The “Dalit” caste has been discriminated for centuries in rural India as people who are “untouchable”.

In the past, entire “Dalit” communities, including women and children have been suppressed from receiving basic education and they have been subjected to working as labourers carrying out tasks such as unclogging sewers, disposing of dead bodies and cleaning toilets. 

Dalit are forced to work in stone quarries, agricultural lands and plantations for a meagre wage. They work as families to one land owner for generations.

Forced to work with their parents, Dalit children have been denied the opportunity to develop in mainstream education and promote and protect their own rights. 

Type of Support - Providing the “untouchable” children a brighter future 

This project aims to work with the “Dalit” community  in eight villages in Salem, Tamil Nadu.

We along with our partner project, the Society for Rural Health and Development (SRHD) aim to break this cycle and provide the children who are working with their families’ a brighter future.

Big Hug's Impact

We are working in collaboration with SRHD to:

• Rescue children stuck in child labour and enrol them into Government schools
• Create after school centres to rehabilitate them and support their education, homework, revision for exams etc.
• Introduce the children to basic health education
• Educate the children and parents on children’s rights and child labour.

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