San Min Htet is a 13-year-old boy who scavenges for scraps of jade stone in Hpakantin Kachin State, known as Myanmar’s “land of jade”. This is his story.
In 2021, child labour is not often in the news. It should be. Child labour is defined as work that deprives children of their childhood.
This competition calls on artists to draw attention to the issue of child labour through the universal language of music. Both professional and amateur musicians are invited to submit a song on the theme of child labour by 12 April 2021.
This yearlong campaign takes over 100 billboards in New York City with inspiring visuals, calling for an end to child labour and trafficking. All the street art is also available online.