Tourism in India
Tourism in India - 13 million child labour in tourism sector
India Booming in Child Labour!
Its shameful to know that India as an emerging market or power has rampant growth of child labour as well.
Tourism in India is booming….growing….scaling new heights…country is earning well in foreign exchange but there is dark side to this story.
As per the International Labour Organisation, 13 million children are employed in tourism sector in India which is gross violation of law and illegal.
The law has banned child labour in all forms in India, but the issue is out of control in tourism sector in India and is growing as quickly as the tourism industry.
Children working in tourism sector are out in the open for sexual exploitation and abuse and are mostly because of being in contact with strangers. Most of the children work in hotels, restaurants, dhabbas as helpers, bell boy, cleaners, waiters, baggage attendant, laundry cleaners and car cleaners.
Many children are found selling newspapers, flowers and other goodies at most historic monuments frequented by tourist all over India. Most of the children employed in the tourism sector in India are below 12years. The law says that children below 14 should not be employed in any form. The children are exposed to sexual abuse and human trafficking.
Many cases of human trafficking is reported in India and its up to labour and police department to completely eradicate this issue for ever as its sad to see children being subjected to extreme hardship.
The officials figure states the figure at 13 million but NGOs they refuse to take this figure as they say that the actual figure can be as high as 60 million and situation can go out of hand if the government does not act on this issue.
The government notification issued in October 5, 1993 has prohibited from employing children in slaughter house/abattoirs, printing, tourism sector, cashew nut scaling and processing and soldering.
The law states that children below age of
India Booming in Child Labour!
Its shameful to know that India as an emerging market or power has rampant growth of child labour as well.
Tourism in India is booming….growing….scaling new heights…country is earning well in foreign exchange but there is dark side to this story.
As per the International Labour Organisation, 13 million children are employed in tourism sector in India which is gross violation of law and illegal.
The law has banned child labour in all forms in India, but the issue is out of control in tourism sector in India and is growing as quickly as the tourism industry.
Children working in tourism sector are out in the open for sexual exploitation and abuse and are mostly because of being in contact with strangers. Most of the children work in hotels, restaurants, dhabbas as helpers, bell boy, cleaners, waiters, baggage attendant, laundry cleaners and car cleaners.
Many children are found selling newspapers, flowers and other goodies at most historic monuments frequented by tourist all over India. Most of the children employed in the tourism sector in India are below 12years. The law says that children below 14 should not be employed in any form. The children are exposed to sexual abuse and human trafficking.
Many cases of human trafficking is reported in India and its up to labour and police department to completely eradicate this issue for ever as its sad to see children being subjected to extreme hardship.
The officials figure states the figure at 13 million but NGOs they refuse to take this figure as they say that the actual figure can be as high as 60 million and situation can go out of hand if the government does not act on this issue.
The government notification issued in October 5, 1993 has prohibited from employing children in slaughter house/abattoirs, printing, tourism sector, cashew nut scaling and processing and soldering.
The law states that children below age of