CHILD LABOUR

Jatin Kumar Enrol No: 11115045

Child Labour1.Defination2.History3.Industry involved child Labour4.How to stop it

DefinationChild Labour = Employment of children at regular and sustained labour

By UNICEF: A child involved in a labour activity if between 5-11 years of age.

Cont.• By India’s Census Office(2001):

Participation of child less than 17 years of age in any economic productive activity with or without componsation ,wages or profit.

History1.International Revolution:four year old children work in production factory

2.Victorian era:notorious for employing young children in factory and mines and as chimney sweeps.Ex. Charles Dickens-12 yr

Cont.

3. England and Scotland(1788): 2/3 of workers in 143 water power cotton mill

Cont.• UNICEF: (2011)

150 million child in age of 5-14 yr.16 % are involved in child labour.90% involved in domestic labour are girls.

• ILO:(2010)sub saharan africa =1 in 4 ,aged 5-17.Asia Pacific= 1 in 8Latin America = 1 in 10

India in 2013-2014• 2nd highest where 1st is africa

• 17 million as child labour presently

• 19% - domestic help

• 85% of working children - unorganised sector

Cont.• 2 million – sex worker age of 5-15yr

3.3 million – age of 15 – 18yr

• 1 in 8 Indian child in world.

WORK INVOLVED CHILD LABOUR

Mining

prostitution

Agriculture

Quarrying

Clothing factory

Cigarette factory

Cardboard factory

Polishing shoes

Cleaning

Selling things on the streets

Work in all types of weather for minimal pay.

Causes of child labour1. Orphans

2.Willingness to exploit their children

3.Unemployment of elders

Cont.

4. Parents illiteracy

5. Ineffective enforcement of rules

6. Seen as a cheap labour

Consequences

1. Phisical Injuries and multilations

2. Poisoning to body

3. Growth Deficiency

Cont.

4. Long term health problem

5. HIV/AIDS or other STD

6.Exhaution and malnutrition

How to stop

1. More Employment

2. Education

3. Strict impliment of rules banning child labour

Cont.

4. Strong implementation of right to education rule

5. Take initiatives e.g. MV Foundation

LAWS:

1. Article 24 of constitution of India prohibit child labour

2. Factories act 1948

3.Mines Act 1952

Cont.4. Orrisa child labour (prohobotion and regulation) rule 1994

5.Right of child to free and complsury education act 2009

6. Child labour (prohibition & regulation) act 1986

Thank you

References1. www.wikipedia.com2. http://www.friendsofsbt.org/statistics3. http://www.tnchildlabour.tn.gov.in/causes.htm4. http://rishikeshydv.blogspot.in/2012/06/child-labour-in- india.html5. www.google.com