blessed or exploited?

New face(s) of child labour?

Name: Sparsh KanchandaniAge: 9

Working at tender age

"She goes to school regularly in the morning from 7:30am-1:00pm. It's only in the evening she has to go for her shoot . On the way from home to the sets, she sleeps in the car," informs her mother.

Source: india-forums.com

Name: Dhriti BhatiaAge: 3

“Dhriti shoots for about 3-4 hours a day and is always accompanied by us. As she is playing the lead in this show she has to work hard, but we would always want her to do her education first. But if she gets offers from films then its a different thing.” informs her father.

Source: reakbollywood.com/news

Name: Ulka GuptaAge: 12

Name: Avinash MukherjeeAge: 12

“I always dreamt of becoming an astronaut. But my dad took me to the sets and explained to me all that goes into the making of a T.V show.”

Source: timesofindia.inditimes.com

Source: india-forums.com

"We were told the track would last for a month but now it may stretch further. My kid studies while travelling to the studio or at her tuition classes. We are trying our best to see her studies are not affected.“, said her father.

• Work under parent’s guidance

• Work for hobby

• Nurturing talent

• Improves personality

• Build confidence

““It’s not child labour!”It’s not child labour!”

Child development – 4 Child development – 4 indicatorsindicators

Effects on Child artists

Exposure to lights, make-up

harmful effects on skin

Physical effects

Lack of sleep

Long working hours

No time for playing/studyin

g

pressure

Mental effects

Fame/publicity/money

To perform

Special treatment

Sense of being

superior

Ignorance – may effect in later stages of

life

Child becomes cranky / attitude

problems

Social effects

Health problems

Emotional effects

Less interaction

Loose innocence,

MaturityAnxiety, stress

Anxiety, stress

Competition with peers

Competition with peers

To perform

Can lead to frustration

Why should children working in showbiz be termed as child labourers?

Any work that exposes children to:

• Unhealthy working environment• Difficult situations• Physical or psychological abuse

International Labour Organization

• ‘Child’ means a person who has not completed his/her fourteenth year of age. Any such person engaged for wages, whether in cash or kind, is a child worker.

Child Labour(Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986

• Period of work of a child shall not be more than six hours

• No child shall be required or permitted to work overtime

• No child shall be permitted or required to work between 7 p.m and 8 p.m

Part III – Regulation of conditions of work, Hours and period of work

Child Labour (Prohibition & Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act,1986Regulation) Act,1986

• Following provisions should be made to ensure health & safety of children

high temperature and ventilation

Dust and fume

Artificial humidification

Lighting

Protection of eyes

Child Labour (Prohibition & Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act,1986Regulation) Act,1986

Part III – Regulation of conditions of work, Health and Safety

Violation of RightsViolation of RightsThe Convention on the Right of the Child as laid down by UNICEF, defines fourbasic rights for children

Right to surviveRight to

development

Government of India ratified the Convention on the 11th December, 1992

Right to protectionRight to

participation

Guidelines by NCPCR (National Guidelines by NCPCR (National Commission for Protection of Child Commission for Protection of Child

Rights)Rights)

Program Content Physical Welfare

Education

Development

Safety measures