The current pandemic has led to an aggravation of the dangers faced by the most marginalized children in India. Child labour and trafficking has risen exponentially. Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), a sister organization of Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation (KSCF), has rescued more than 9000 trafficked children from trains, buses and factories along with law-enforcement agencies and 265 traffickers have been arrested from the entire country since April 2020.

In the light of alarming and unstoppable cases of trafficking and forced labour, the passage of the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021 in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament, will ensure mitigation of the menace. The passage of this Bill will be a resounding victory for the 12 lakh Indians who marched across 22 states and 12000 kms in 2017, demanding a strong law against trafficking. Some of these marches were led and supported by many Parliamentarians across India.

To end the menace of trafficking, Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation’s national activists, volunteers and partners are increasing awareness of citizens by organising events across constituencies and appealing to their Parliamentarians for urgent passage of the Trafficking in Persons, Bill 2021 in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament, from 15th July to 19th July, before the Parliament session begins. Smooth passage of this Bill is imperative to bring justice to thousands of children who have already been trafficked, sexually abused or remain at unprecedented risk.

Many Parliamentarians and political leaders have supported the appeal as mentioned below:

Ram Kirpal Yadav – Patliputra, Bihar	Nishant Dubey – Godda, Jharkhand	Dinesh Chandra Yadav – Madhepura, Bihar
Dulal Chandra Goswami – Katihar, Bihar	Girdhari Yadav – Banka, Bihar	Dr. Sukanta Majumder – Balurghat, West Bengal
Tejaswi Yadav – Leader of Opposition, Bihar	Sanjay Seth – Ranchi, Jharkhand	Santosh Kushwaha – Purnea, Bihar
Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar – Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh	Chandraprakash Choudhary – Giridih, Jharkhand	Ravneet Singh Bittu – Ludhiana, Punjab
Rodmal Nagar – Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh	Kanimozi Karunanidhi – Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu	Sunil Kumar – Valmiki Nagar, Bihar
Shri Ramulu – Nagarkunool, Telangana	K. Keshava Rao – Telangana	Ravi Shankar Prasad – Patna Sahib, Bihar
Janardan Mishra – Rewa, Madhya Pradesh	Vijay Kumar Manjhi – Bihar	Vijay Baghel – Durg, Chattisgarh
Gurjeet Singh Aujla – Amritsar, Punjab	Sunil Soren – Dumka, Jharkhand	Sudhir Ramchandra Gupta – Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh
Sudarshan Bhagat – Lohardaga, Jharkhand