India, the largest democracy in the world, paradoxically 
	bears the scourge of having tens of millions of child labourers 
	living a life of bondage and slavery.  Use of children as 
	labourers is rampant not only in the agriculture sector but also 
	in industries such as match box, leather, carpet, saree, stone 
	quarries, gems cutting and polishing, brick kilns, and many 
	more.  These children are denied their fundamental right to 
	childhood, to education, to play and to dream like normal 
	children.  This practice has been continuing uninhibitingly in 
	blatant violation of the constitution and the laws of India.

           The vast majority of India's bonded child laborers come from 
	poor families.  The children's parents borrow money from rich 
	money lenders.  However, when the parents are unable to pay back 
	the loans, the money lenders seize their children, forcing the 
	children to work in factories until the money is paid back with 
	exorbitant interest.  One might assume that these loans are 
	large sums of money, but on average the loans range from only US 
	$11 to $17. 

           This seems like a very good cause.  I think the Network 
	should undertake a project like this.  Unfortunately, I do not 
	have the time to do anything.  We need volunteers to make 
	policies for the Network with respect to child labor in India, 
	and to implement those policies.