CHILD LABOUR

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INTRODUCTION CHILD HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT SOCIAL ISSUE IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY LIKE INDIACHILD LABOUR Child labour represent a fundamental abuse of children rights which are a violation of various laws. Many working children are engaged in occupations that negatively affect there physical, mental and emotional wellbeing and are below their minimum age for employmentToday, throughout the world, around 215 million children work.

CHILD LABOUR IN INDIAAccording to the amendment in child labour act 1986, a ban is imposed on employing childrenAge group between 5-14 years More than 120 million children's around the world 44million children's in IndiaU.P. has the highest number of child labours

SPECIAL FOCUS ON INDIA

FACTSAccording to the Indian census of 2011, there are 12.66 million working children under the age of fourteen years in India.

The worlds highest number of working children is in India. ILO estimates that 218 million children were involved in child labour in 2004, of which 126 million were engaged in hazardous work.The Hindi belt, including Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, account for 1.27 crore working children in the country, engaged in both hazardous and non-hazardous occupations and processes.

Over 19 lakh child labourers in the 5-14 age group are in Uttar Pradesh. REASONS Poverty is the main push factor Parental illiteracy Absence of universal compulsory Primary education Ignorance of the parents about the adverse consequences of child labour Lack of educational facilities or poor quality of education Employers prefer children as they constitute cheaplabour and they are not able to organizethemselves against exploitation8 LAWS OF CHILD LABOUR IN INDIAThe Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986 prohibits employment of children below the age of 14 years in any factory or any hazardous employmentAny person who employs child he is liable for punishment with imprisonment for 3 month which can be extended to 1 year or 20,000Rs fineIt Provides free and compulsory education for all children until they complete the age of 14 yearsMany beggar childrens and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and violation of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with lawCHILDLINEChildline IntroductionStarted in 1978Situated all over INDIA in 73 citiesStarted in 1996 in Mumbai as a CHILD INDIA FOUNDATION, in Grant RoadWorks under CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE (CWC)Has large networking system

10 CONSEQUENCES Adult unemployment Depreciation in wages Increased abuse of children Increased bottlenecks in the development process Wasted human resourcesWasted human talents and skillsSuffer injuries and illness from workNot accessible to education

Seeking help for CHILDLINE

WHAT WE CAN DO AS A PERSON TO STOP CHILD LABOUR ?To donate funds in NGOs working for the rehabilitation of street childrenTo make the rural people aware about the benefits of education To provide free education for the orphansTo contact NGOs and make them aware about child labour happening in our societyTo start campaign against child labour.BE a responsible citizen and ensure you do not employ child labour.

CONCLUSION CHILD LABOUR IS A CURSE TO THE INDIAN SOCIETY AS WELL AS OUR ECONOMY. ALONG WITH THE GOVERNMENT WE ALSO HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND SHOULD TAKE CORRECTIVE MEASURES TO STOP CHILD LABOUR SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A BETTER AND DEVELOPED INDIA

Children are remarkably imaginative and resilient - but also heartbreakingly fragile and vulnerable

So let us share their dreams And shape their future .

THANK YOUBYPawanAbhinav Akshay Shivachandran