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- Officials and activists held a child trafficking awareness campaign at government higher primary schools in Ramdurg and Mushturu in Devadurga taluk, organised jointly by the education department, the women and child welfare department, and a Christian organisation.
- Speaker Ramanna N. Ganekal said illiteracy, poverty, and unemployment are major causes of child trafficking, and that children are lured with false promises such as lavish weddings, jobs, and a luxurious life, pushing girls into prostitution and domestic work and boys into begging.
- Head teacher Gangadhara shared helpline numbers — Childline 1089 and police 112 and 100 — and participants marched through village streets with posters urging an end to child labour and child marriage and encouraging school enrolment.
- The campaign matters because it spreads awareness of recruitment tactics and gives villagers direct numbers to report abuse.
What to watch next
- Whether similar awareness campaigns are extended to other villages and schools in the taluk
- Any follow-up action or cases reported through the helplines 1089, 112, and 100
- Local efforts to curb child labour and child marriage following the campaign
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