Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi called upon the corporate world and industry leaders in the country to come out with technological and business solutions to social problems.
In an interaction with over 150 business leaders from CII, TiE, HYSEA, Hyderabad Angels and Telangana Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Thursday, Mr. Satyarthi said technology must be leveraged to put an end to sexual abuse and trafficking of children.
“As an industry, you know how to run business. Corporates are the problem-solvers. Doing business is perceived to be earning profits. But you also have a responsibility towards the society,” he told the gathering.
He was speaking at an event organised by Disruppt Thinking, a platform to disrupt the current to enable and inspire one to master the power within and unleash new possibilities.
Children were not safe anywhere, not in their own homes, in their neighbourhoods or in schools. Anyone could turn a predator. In the name of family, honour and shame, the voices of the victims were being suppressed at every point, he said.
Mr. Satyarthi said, “Education was not a Constitutional right in India until we fought to make it so. That was possible only because of the power of people who marched for five-and-a-half months across India.”
“I have now declared a war on rape, sexual abuse, trafficking and violence against children. My march now is to end this moral epidemic that is destroying the spirit of our generation. This Bharat Yatra, started from Kanyakumari on September 11, would culminate in New Delhi on October 15. But the war against these evils will continue till we win,” he said.
Later, he administered a pledge to the industry leaders to fight against any sort of violence against children.