Chunam's father, Baleshwar Das, says nobody took his consent for using his daughter's photograph for the campaign.

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Chunam's father, Baleshwar Das, insists he never signed any documents and says his signature may have been forged.

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Unicef says it has written permission from Chunam's father to use the picture.

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Unicef says it used the photograph in its campaign to raise awareness about child labour, but it says Chunam is not a Unicef brand ambassador.

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In the Unicef poster, in which she appears smilingly in a yellow flowery frock, Chunam appeals "for no more child labour as this age is to read and keep growing".

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Chunam Kumari is an example of that.

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Although Chunam Kumari's photograph was used by Unicef on its posters, she continues to work 12 hours a day at her father's ramshackle roadside food stall in the capital, Patna, cleaning creaky wooden tables, washing utensils and serving up cheap meals.

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