Set up more playgrounds, punish human traffickers, ensure education for all children, says 12-year-old
A 12-year-old boy, survivor of child trafficking and child labour, was made the Chairperson of the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) for an hour, an official said.
The boy, who was rescued seven years ago from a household in north Bengal where he was working as a domestic help, was made of the Chairperson of WBPCR on Friday.
“After being rescued by the Childline NGO with the help of police, the boy got a new lease of life. We appointed him as the Chairperson of the WBCPCR for one hour on the International Day against Trafficking on July 30 to share his valuable experience and feedback on the issue,” a spokesperson of the WBCPCR said.
The boy, as WBPCR Chairperson, wrote a letter to West Bengal Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Minister Shashi Panja and demanded that the State must ensure education for all children for their bright…