MUMBAI // Activists are clamouring for the rapid introduction of a new law to crack down on child trafficking in India, a problem that has plagued the country for decades. Child trafficking is "a matter of grave concern", said Kailash Satyarthi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist for children’s rights. "Despite the efforts of the government and civil society groups, we are failing to protect young girls and boys from trafficking and modern forms of slavery. " India’s ministry for women and children unveiled a draft of new anti-trafficking legislation in May last year but it has yet to present the final bill in parliament. Mr Satyarthi said the government needed to produce a "strong and comprehensive" law as a matter of urgency. "We need a national surveillance system and structure ... [that] takes concrete measures for women and child protection and victim rehabilitation," he added.

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