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INTRODUCTION

CHILD HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT

“SOCIAL ISSUE” IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY LIKE

INDIA

CHILD 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 employment

Today, throughout the world, around 215 million children work.

CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA

• According to the amendment in child labour act 1986, a ban is imposed on employing children• Age group between 5-14 years • More than 120 million children's

around the world • 44million children's in India

• U.P. has the highest number of child labours

• More than 80% are employed in villages, that also in agriculture and non-formal activities like livestock rearing, fishing etc

SPECIAL FOCUS ON INDIA

FACTS• According to the Indian census of 1991,

there are 11.28 million working children under the age of fourteen years in India.

• Over 85% of this child labour is in the country's rural areas, working in agricultural activities such as fanning, livestock rearing, forestry and fisheries.

• The world’s 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 cheap labour and they are not able to organize themselves  against  exploitation

LAWS OF CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA

• The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986 prohibits employment of children below the age of 14 years in any factory or any hazardous employment

• Any person who employs child he is liable for punishment with imprisonment for 3 month which can be extended to 1 year or 20,000Rs fine

• It Provides free and compulsory education for all children until they complete the age of 14 years

• Many beggar childrens and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and violation of this provision shall be

• an offence punishable in accordance with law

CONSEQUENCES • Adult unemployment • Depreciation in wages • Increased abuse of children • Increased bottlenecks in the

development process • Wasted human resources• Wasted human talents and skills• Suffer injuries and illness from

work• Not accessible to education

AWARENESS

• Widespread awareness generation to create a positive climate for children to go to school and not to work.

• Effective utilization of print and electronic media.

• Programme are to be conducted on child rights. • Observance of a specific day as ‘Anti Child

Labour Day’. (June 12th is being observed as Anti Child Labour Day by ILO)

CHILDLINE•  Childline Introduction • Started in 1978• Situated all over INDIA in 73

cities • Started in 1996 in Mumbai as

a ‘CHILD INDIA FOUNDATION’,  in grand road’

• Works under CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE (CWC)

• Has large networking system

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 children

• To make the rural people aware about the benefits of education

• To provide free education for the orphans

• To contact NGOs and make them aware about child labour happening in our society

• To 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 YOUBY

SHRADDHA SHETTY(475)KOMAL SHINDE(476)

DEEPALI SHIRGAONKAR(478) MAYURI SHIRODKAR(480)