Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has cautioned that the Centre's ambitious 'Make in India' programme will prove to be what he termed as big disaster if child labour laws are not strengthened.<br/><br/>In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr Satyarthi said, if investors are coming from foreign countries to manufacture in India and if laws are so weak in child labour in comparison to international standards, then it will become a big disaster.<br/><br/>Talking to a news agency, 62-year-old founder of 'Bachpan Bachao Andolan' said in Kolkata that the 'Make in India' programme is a great move, but it also exposes a serious weakness of the country.<br/><br/>Giving the example of Apple, he said the US-based company faced a lot of criticism after allegations that child labour in China was being used to manufacture their products.<br/><br/>
News On AIR | March 13, 2016 2:25 PM
Kailash Satyarthi calls for strengthening child labour laws