Child Labour Many people around the world think that child labour is something that only happened in the pass.These people are mistaken. They would be astonished if they actually knew the true figures of children that suffer and are exploited daily by people who make the work outrageous hours for hardly any reward. Around about 246 million children are enforced in child labour. Many of these helpless children not only have to deal with the amount of work that has been given to them by their
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of their normal childhood like us. They cannot go to school or play with their friends like we do. They are denied opportunities for growth‚ development‚ learning etc. They are subjected to hard labour with meager wages. What is the reason for this? Poverty!‚ yes poverty is the main reason for Child Labour in India and in many developing countries. Children have to work all through the day and many times during night to feed themselves and to support their family. Most parents of these children are
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CHILD LABOUR What is child labor? Children working under age of 5-14‚ are known as child laborers. This social evil is continuously going on strengthening its roots in our society. Can we eliminate child labor? Though it is a desirable goal the fact remains that in the given socio-economic scenario that is prevalent in our country‚ it is virtually impossible to do away with child labor. One cannot dispute the fact that employers exploit children by paying them much less than what they would pay
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Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood‚ interferes with their ability to attend regular school‚ and that is mentally‚ physically‚ socially or morally dangerous and harmful.This practice is considered exploitative by many international organisations. Legislations across the world prohibit child labour. These laws do not consider all work by children as child labour; exceptions include work by child artists‚ supervised training‚ certain
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wants to have children in the future? I know this question comes to you early but there are no right and wrong answers here. I‚ too‚ want to have sons and daughters in the future. I want them to enjoy all the simplest‚ craziest and funniest things a child can enjoy – for instances‚ to play‚ to learn and to sing– like I did when I was young. However‚ coming from a developing country myself‚ I know that not all children achieved these “hopes” of mine. Imagine your younger brothers and/or sisters‚ cousins
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Child Labour ! Intro Hello‚ my name is Suriya Ragu. I am going to tell you about an important issue‚ that is not noticed by a lot people. It is about child labour. When a child’s job is hazardous to child’s physical‚ moral‚ mental‚ or social development it’s know as child labour. Also‚ when the child’s work stops the child from attending school is also know as child labour. I firmly believe child labour is a serious issue around the world and it needs to end. Child labour may not change a bit
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RESEARCH SUMMARY CHILD L ABOUR IN INDIA Economics of Child Labour A case study of the glass bangle industry BACKGROUND Child Labour The glass manufacturing industry in Ferozabad‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ produces bangles‚ utensils‚ bulbs‚ decorative articles etc. The glass industry has been classified as hazardous and the employment of child labour (children below age 14 years) in it is prohibited. However‚ available research and literature indicated that child labour was concentrated mainly
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Child labour Considerable differences exist between the many kinds of work children do. Some are difficult and demanding‚ others are more hazardous and even morally reprehensible. Children carry out a very wide range of tasks and activities when they work. Not all work done by children should be classified as child labour that is to be targeted for elimination. Children’s or adolescents’ participation in work that does not affect their health and personal development or interfere with their
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(United Nations Children’s Fund) defines child labor as “work that exceeds a minimum number of hours‚ depending on the age of a child and on the type of work.” According to UNICEF‚ 158 million children‚ ages ranging from 5 to 14‚ are engaged in child labor. Many face life-threatening jobs‚ such as coal mining‚ metalwork‚ and other work that involve contact with pesticides‚ highly toxic chemicals‚ and sexually transmitted diseases. International Labour Organisation (ILO) states that‚ “the total
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Child labour is a major problem in India. It is a great challenge that the country is facing. The prevalence of it is evident by the child work participation rates which are higher in India than in other developing countries. Estimates cite figures of child labour between 60 and 115 million working children in India‚ the highest number in the world (Human Rights Watch‚ 1996). It is basically rooted in poverty. It is poverty that forces a child to earn money to support his family. Though
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