Child Labour Child labour is called as work done by those small children who are yet under-aged as per by law. By ‘Work Done’‚ we mean that work which is done by the under-aged children in factories or showrooms or any other place to earn money to sustain their livelihood or of their families. CHILD is a word that is used for very young persons; an age to study‚ play‚ enjoy and have very big dreams in small eyes. But does all children enjoy in this small age? Do you really think that all the
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to talk about the social evil of child labour in our country. Child labor in India is a human right issue for the whole world. It is a serious and extensive problem‚ with many children under the age of fourteen working in carpet making factories‚ glass blowing units and making fireworks. According to the statistics given by Indian government there are 20 million child laborers in the country‚ while other agencies claim that it is 50 million. In Northern India the exploitation of little children
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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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THE CHILD LABOUR (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) ACT‚ 1986 (ACT NO. 61 OF 1986) [23rd December‚ 1986.] An Act to prohibit the engagement of children in certain employments and to regulate the conditions of work of children in certain other employments. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows: -- PART I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title‚ extent and commencement. -- (1) This Act may be called the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act‚ 1986
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EVILS OF CHILD LABOUR INTRODUCTION: Childhood is the most innocent stage in a human life. It is that phase of life where a child is free from all the tensions‚ fun-loving‚ play and learns new things‚ and is the sweetheart of all the family members. But this is only one side of the story. The other side is full of tensions and burdens. Here‚ the innocent child is not the sweetheart of the family members‚ instead he is an earning machine working the entire day in order to satisfy the needs and wants
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CHILD LABOUR The term “child labour” is often used interchangeably with “working child” or “employed child”. While all these terms are defined on the basis of age of the person working. According to the Constitution of India‚ child labourer may be defined as a person who is below the age of 14 years and is working for an earning. However‚ child labour denies children the opportunities for mental and physical development and consequently their life chances are marred. Children engaged in domestic
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Child Labour What is it? 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‚ it is dangerous and harmful.[ When did it start? In the late 1700’s and early 1800’s‚ powerdriven machines replaced hand labour for the making of most manufactured items. Factories began to spring up everywhere‚ first in England and then in the United States. The owners
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employ child labour/very low wage labour? Answer Shell International Limited(SI) (2000) mentions that child labour refers to the employment of children at regular and sustained labour‚ it is considered exploitative by many international organizations and is illegal in a lot of countries. Due to the detrimental consequence for the children who are engaged in the excessive and dangerous levels of work‚ one of the most disastrous effects reflects in their physical health. Physical problems can arise
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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 MARRIAGE IN INDIA: Definition: Child marriage means that two children are forced to marry each other with the consent of the two families. The children are forced into the institution of marriage without knowing about its significance in the long run. Though parents are of the opinion that they involve their children in such rituals because it is an age old custom and it will also secure the future of their children but the reality is not so. Though in some cases parents believe in such superstitions
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