Child labour in India: documentary film on the sad reality, in Delhi

From the archive record

In Delhi, there are three dump yards, where all the trash from the city is thrown. Some people earn their living from this trash. Some children also come here to sort through the trash. The name of this child is Ravia. She is seven years of age. She comes to sort through the trash everyday. She looks for iron, glass, rubber, brass, plastic etc. This is Ravia's house. She brings the trash here and separates it. Her two brothers, Iqbal and Akbar Ali also go to scavenge from the trash sometimes. Akbar Ali can often not go to work because he has Tuberculosis. Ishan Ali often has fever and he also rarely goes to work. Only when Ravia sells the trash is when food is cooked at her home. Ravia's mother has been afflicted by a disease for the last three years. This child has to look after all her n