YPSA and The Business Standard jointly organized a roundtable discussion to address the growing crisis of climate-induced migration and its impact on vulnerable populations. The full discussion, titled “Climate Displacement Fuelling Hazardous Child Labour in Cities,” was published today in The Business Standard.
Key Discussion Points:
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The Climate-Labour Link: Climate change is driving a rural-to-urban migration surge. Displaced individuals, stripped of their traditional livelihoods, are being forced into hazardous occupations to survive.
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Child Labour Hotspots: Speakers highlighted an alarming rise in hazardous child labour within the iron-based factories and dried fish industries of Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar.
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Call for Action: The meeting emphasized the urgent need for coordinated national and international climate initiatives to protect those displaced by environmental shifts.
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Project Context: This event was conducted under the CALL (Climate Action at Local Level) project, supported by Solidar Suisse and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
Read the full report in The Business Standard: “Climate displacement fuelling hazardous child labour in cities: Experts“
