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HARVEY: The global march against child labor was born ina conversation that I had with Kailash Satyarthi-- the verycharismatic leader of the move to bring children out ofbonded labor in India-- the head of the South AsianKAILASH: We have ample proof that the children arebeing used as slaves. They are bought and sold. They aretortured. They are confined to workplace. They are notHARVEY: These are kids working in brick kilns, workingin farms as a part of bonded farm labor, working in granitequarries; kids in sexual slavery, or being trafficked acrossnational or state boundaries for sexual purposes. Those arethe kinds of kids that this global march is an effort toHARVEY: So we decided that the global march was a wayby which we could bring international pressure to countryThis was not just a simple protest. Along the way,organizers met with community groups like this one totry to link local concerns with the March's broadergoals, which resonate with people in Thailand. They'restill reeling from the collapse of their currency.SULAK: Economic growth must take human dignity,
Imean we've seen, we've seen why some of the financialinstitutions in Thailand, Indonesia, have gone under. NADER: This is global trade without global law, withoutglobal democracy. In aworld that is becoming more connected andinterdependent, a curious collection of politicallystrange bedfellows has begun to coalesce in a searchfor solutions to complex global challenges. In the wake of Thailand's financial crisis, BuddhistScholar Sulok Sivaraksa, like many activists, seesgrowing poverty in human rights terms. They always think of their compassion, their love, sharings,taking care of each other. The people inBangkok itself, 20% live in slums. HUNTER-GAULT: In this era of globalization, these arenot academic questions but flash points for continuingdebate. Many companies in the global marketplace are tryingto become what they call global corporate citizens, andsome even say human rights are now part of theirbusiness principles. PIERRE SANE: We do not expect business to become ahuman rights defender. HORMATS: I think there has been a lot of improvement inhuman rights around the world. Shell Oil's Alan DetheridgeDETHERIDGE: Companies like Shell have a role to play inpromoting human rights. A debate that will determine the values that willshape the world of the 21st Century. As corporate leaders grapple with how to respond tohuman rights challenges, human rights activists areabandoning their traditional focus on abuses bygovernments.
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