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Jul 14, 2005

"The essence of all slavery consists in taking the product of another persons labor by force. It is immaterial whether this force be founded upon ownership of the slave or ownership of the money that he must get to live." --Leo Tolstoy

The Abolitionist

Kailash Satyarthi has saved tens of thousands of lives in India. At the age of 26 he gave up a promising career as an electrical engineer and dedicate himself to an original and daring idea; mounting raids on factories — factories frequently manned by armed guards — where children and often entire families were held captive as bonded workers. After successfully freeing and rehabilitating thousands of children, he went on to build up a global movement against child labor.