The problem of child labor exploitation is a major challenge to the progress of developing countries. Children work at the cost of their right to education which leaves them permanently trapped in the poverty cycle‚ without the education and literacy required for better-paying jobs. This is particularly serious in India as it tops the list with the highest number of child labourers in the world. The 2001 national Census of India estimated the total number of child labour‚ aged 5-14‚ to be at 12.6
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Child labour From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The first general laws against child labour‚ the Factory Acts‚ were passed in Britain in the first half of the 19th century. Children younger than nine were not allowed to work and the work day of youth under the age of 18 was limited to twelve hours.[1] Child labour refers to the employment of children at regular and sustained labour. This practice is considered exploitative by many international organizations and is illegal in many countries
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ABOLITION OF CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA Strategies for the Eleventh Five Year Plan Executive Summary INTRODUCTION In passing the 86th Amendment to the Constitution of India‚ education is a fundamental right. This has implications for fulfillment of the obligation of the State to ensure that every child is in school. Since most children who do not attend schools are engaged in some form of work or another‚ it is essential that there is a comprehensive plan to withdraw children from work and mainstream
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Compulsory primary education for tackling the problem of child labour This reader maintains‚ and has written to this effect in the Bulletin and elsewhere‚ on a number of occasions‚ that non-implementation of the programme of universal primary education and not putting this social welfare programme first on the list of priorities has rendered India vulnerable in all fields; and child labour can not be eliminated unless the child in sent to his/her rightful place - the school. Today‚ except Kerala
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Child labour in India Of 12.6 million children in hazardous occupations‚ India has the highest number of labourers in the world under 14 years of age.[1] Although the Constitution of India guarantees free and compulsory education to children between the age of 6 to 14 and prohibits employment of children younger than 14 in any hazardous environment‚ child labour is present in almost all sectors of the Indian economy[2] Companies including Gap‚[3] Primark‚[4] Monsanto[5] etc have been criticised
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the kitchen‚ Atieno eight years old‚ Atieno Yo. Since she is my sister’s child Atieno needs no pay‚ While she works my wife can sit Sewing every sunny day: With her earnings I support Atieno Yo. Atieno’s sly and jealous‚ Bad example to the kids Since she minds them‚ like a schoolgirl Wants their dresses‚ shoes and beads‚ Atieno ten years old‚ Atieno Yo. Now my wife has gone to study Atieno is less free. Don’t I keep her‚ school my own ones‚ Pay the party‚ union fees‚ All for
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Professor DeFrance English 1 12 March 2014 A Stop to Child Trafficking Statistics from the Department of Justice show that over 100‚000 children in the U.S. fall victim to sex-trafficking each year‚ and 300‚000 to 400‚000 American children are involved in some form of sex-trafficking annually. The average age of child prostitution is 13. By the time these kids become adults they have already gone through multiple abortions. These are kids who are supposed to be in school reading and writing
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overweight or has child obesity? Child obesity means that a child is well above their normal weight for their age and height. Many kids are obese because they eat too much unhealthy food‚ don’t have enough exercise or spend too much time on electronics instead of playing outside. But fortunately‚ there are many ways to prevent this or to stop this. Some include‚ daily mandatory gym class‚ limiting electronics and getting outdoors and making healthy food choices. Child obesity has become
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Child labour; the effect on child‚ causes and remedies to the revolving menace Department of Human Geography University of Lund‚ Sweden Utvecklingsstudier‚ kandidatkurs UTVK01 Spring 2014 Author: Lana Osment Supervisor: Erik Jönsson Table of Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 6 1.2 Research purpose and questions ...............................................
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CHILD LABOR AND SCHOOLING IN GHANA Sudharshan Canagarajah Harold Coulombe This paper is one of a series of background papers undertaken as part of a World Bank Economic and Sector Work (ESW) on Ghana: Labor Markets and Poverty. We acknowledge funding from Dutch and Canadian Trust funds. The findings‚ interpretations‚ and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors‚ and do not represent the views of the World Bank in any way. TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages Abstract
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