Srinagar, Sept. 2 -- Child labour remains one of the most distressing realities confronting societies across the world. According to UNICEF, an estimated 160 million children were subjected to child labour at the beginning of 2020, which means nearly one in ten children worldwide were deprived of a normal childhood. What makes this figure even more troubling is that almost half of them were engaged in hazardous forms of work, directly threatening their physical safety and mental well-being. These children face not only the immediate dangers of accidents and exploitation but are also cut off from education and health care, closing off opportunities for growth and a secure future. The roots of child labour lie in economic and social vulnera...