Anil Kapoor launches campaign to fight child labour
The actor says economic progress has no meaning if hundreds of thousands of children have no hopes of a future
The actor sets new goals on the International Day Against Child Labour. PHOTO: DAILYPAKISTAN
Anil Kapoor -- who donated his entire earning of Slumdog Millionaire in charity -- has embarked on a new campaign that will focus on child labour in India.
Anil is the Goodwill Ambassador for child rights organisation Plan India and will campaign for the NGO’s new initiative to raise awareness and inspire action to pull millions of children out of all forms of labor, according to a statement issued to the press.
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“Every morning over eight million children in India go to work instead of going to school. Our economic progress loses a lot of meaning if hundreds of thousands of children have no hopes of a future,” Anil said while addressing the media.
As part of the the initiative, the actor also met with children from Mumbai’s slums who work to support their families and are therefore unable to attend regular schools.
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