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Delhi’s Extreme Heat Exposes Risks Facing Thousands Living on the Streets

“Even when your eyes close, your mind stays awake. I need to be always protective of myself and my child.”

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Mumbai Initiative Exchanges Plastic Waste for Meals as Local Campaign Targets Hunger and Urban Pollution

“My goal is to eradicate both plastic waste and hunger — two persistent problems in our city’s slums.” In the

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Inferno in Sabah razes 1,000 homes, displaces thousands in coastal village

Kuala Lumpur — A pre-dawn fire tore through a coastal settlement in Sabah on Borneo, destroying about 1,000 homes and

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Fuel Shortages and Price Surge Trigger Reverse Migration from Delhi as Low-Income Workers Struggle to Access Food

“If we stay here even a few more days, our children might die of hunger.” At a crowded platform in

NewsDesk MC March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 child exploitation, child labour, child rights, child welfare, economic inequality, education gap, forced labour, global development, hazardous work, human rights, inequality, informal economy, labour laws, migration, NGO reports, policy enforcement, poverty, rural distress, school dropout, social protection, supply chains, urban poverty, vulnerable children, workforce regulation

Child Labour Persists Across Informal Sectors Despite Legal Prohibitions, Field Reports Indicate

Observers said child labour “is not disappearing, but shifting into less visible and more precarious forms of work.” Child labour