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'Amara Padatik' an
organization of children of sex workers has
organized a three days program at Abinash Kaviraj
Street of Sonagachi on dated 5th October to 7th
October 2009 mainly in the objective to raise
consciousness about the child labour issues to the
people of Sonagachi as well as to the general mass
of Kolkata. Amra Padatik - since its inception (in
the year of 2006) engaged in various social issues
starting from Child marriage to trafficking of
children both in sex work and in the other
settings. Amra Padatik organised a
"Rally" to raise consciousness on
"Child labour", on 5th October 2009 at
3.00pm. The rally was started from Abinas Kabiraj
Street covered all lanes and by lanes of Sonagachi
and ended at the same place it was started.
Approximately One thousand and two hundred
children of sex workers from different parts of
West Bengal came and participate in this rally.
Apart from that, non-sex workers, and sex worker
from their mother organization 'Durbar Mahila
Samanwaya Committee' also joined in the rally.
Their spontaneous presence made the rally
enlivening. The rally was inaugurated by Respected
Mayor of Kolkata Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya.
Immediately after the inauguration the
participants were marching with their destination
with slogans like "Sishu Shram Manchhina
Manbona", etc breaking the silence of the
day. The objective of this rally was to promote
awareness to the mass of Sonagachi regarding
harmfulness of Child Marriage and trafficking to
the society and it had a great impact on general
mass.
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