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Indian rescued child labourers, take part in a procession on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour in Siliguri on June 12, 2014. Some 28 million Indian children are engaged in some form of labour, according to a UNICEF estimate. The 2009 Indian Right to Education Act mandates free and compulsory schooling for those aged 6 to 14, but an outright ban on child labour, proposed by the government in 2012, is yet to be passed by parliament. AFP PHOTO/ Diptendu DUTTA (Photo credit should read DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images)