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Kailash Satyarthi (born Kailash Sharma; 11 January 1954) is an Indian children's rights advocate and an activist against child labour.[5][7] He founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (lit. Save the Childhood Movement) in 1980 and has acted to protect the rights of more than 83,000 children from 144 countries.[8][9] It is largely because of Satyarthi's work and activism that the International Labour Organization Convention No. 182 on the worst forms of child labour, which is now a principal guideline for governments around the world.[7]
His work is recognized through various national and international honours and awards including the Nobel Peace Prize of 2014, which he shared with Malala Yousafzai
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