Celebrities Letters and Statements Tony Blair - British Prime Minister William Hague - House of Commons - Leader of the Opposition Joseph S. Blatter - FIFA General Secretary Pope remembers exploited children in both poor and rich countries President Nelson Mandela send message in support of the Global March Against Child Labour Equestrian Champions Ludger Beerbaum, Franke Slookhaak, John & Michael Whitaker and more than 13 others support Global March

The concerns of Global March Against Child Labour have been reflected by many from time to time. These expressions made at different points of time and at different situations convey the all-important message seeking justice for underprivileged children. Following are some quotations on child labour from around the world.

“This is our right - that (adults) have to listen. This is children's rights. And if they are not abiding with that right, we will work harder to make them hear.”
Om Prakash, International Peace Prize Winner, November 19, 2006

"The income generated by working children in Guatemala is more than the total budget of the Ministry of Education. "
Guillermo Monroy,
Guatemalan Archbishop's office on Human Rights, March 20, 1998

"Now is the time to act - for the future of our generation. The question of child abuse is crucial, we call on the general public to join hands with us."
Boonthan Verawongse,
South-East Asia Coordinator for the Global March, Malaysia, 18 February,1998

"Why do we have to pay the price of poverty. We didn't create poverty, adults did."
Sultana,
a twelve-year garment factory worker from Bangladesh, Thailand, 14 February,1998.

"We want to study and learn, not beg on the streets. During the worldwide march I learnt that I, too, am a real person. Now I want to become an engineer."
Basu, 11,
a Nepalese street child, Thailand, 14 February,1998.

"Child labour must not become the nation's social safety net."
Kailash Satyarthi,
International Coordinator of the Global March, Thailand, 14 February,1998.

"We are now experiencing an era of economic globalisation, which creates the illusion of a global village, but when children come together, without a common language, joined by their suffering as labourers, this is a true global village. I saw traumatised children change into laughing, motivated young people during the March."
Kailash Satyarthi,
International Coordinator of the Global March, Thailand, 11 February,1998.

"We are highly motivated by the Global March and wanted to express our solidarity in action."
The police in-charge of the rescuing fourteen girls from a night club in Manila 23 January, 1998.

"When you produce a bullet, you commit another sin against mankind, but when you make a toy or a book you bring hope and smile to a child."
Kailash Satyarthi,
International Coordinator of the Global March, addressing the meeting of the NGOs in Manila
23 January, 1998.

"Nous sommes 43 marcheurs dont des enfants des rues. Quelques-uns ont ete (prostitues), tortures (...) ou ont fabrique des jouets pour les autrees sans avoir le droit d'y toucher. (...) Nous ne voulons pas de la pitie du monde. Nous voulons proteger les enfants! "
declarait ce matin Kailash Satyarthi,
coordinateur international de la Marche des enfants, audjourd'hui a Phnom Penh. Courtesy - CAMBODGE SOIR 2 February, 1998

"Si vous donnez unlivre et un joet a un enfant, vous lui donnez un veritable espoir.
Ce n'est pas comme si vous lui donniez un fusil."
Et l'Indien d'ajouter, devant Suy Sem,
secretaire d'Etat aux Affaires sociales et au Travail, esperer que le gouvernment fera quelque chose pour qu'il n'y ait plus d'enfants soldats dans ce pays. Courtesy - CAMBODGE SOIR 2 February, 1998