THE ERADICATION of child labour from our society seems to be a herculean task at this moment. However‚ with determined efforts on the part of both Central and state governments along with the help of various national and international societies‚ it seems that change can be brought about to make everyone believe that children are the treasures for future and they are not born to work; they are born to learn‚ play and enjoy their childhood. My focus on this article is based on a related article
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Child labour usually means work done by children under the age of fifteen‚ which limits or damages their physical‚ mental‚ social or psychological development. Some work does not harm children and may in fact be beneficial for them. Most people agree that when we talk about child labour‚ we refer to something in tolerable - young children denied school and play working simply to live‚ in dangerous conditions. Some of the worst child labour abuses involve mostly four and five year olds. About 250
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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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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 Labour in India Child labour has emerged as an increasingly important issue‚ reflecting heightened sensitivity to problems at all levels. The Constitution of India and successive governments have targeted its elimination and promoted universalisation of education. EVERY YEAR in June‚ the world community celebrates Anti-Child Labour Day. And in increasing combination‚ various specialised agencies and non-government organisations (NGOs) have in recent years placed child labour‚ especially its
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in child labour4 as defined in ILO Convention No. 1385 and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Migration can be an important determinant for child labour. The recently adopted Roadmap for Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour7 recognizes the need to address child vulnerabilities related to migration. In article 5 it states: ‘Governments should consider ways to address the potential vulnerability of children to‚ in particular the worst forms of child labour‚ in
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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 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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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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The text is a speech “Florence Kelley Speaks Against Child Labor” from Irene Stuber‚ Hot Springs National Park. The intended audience of this speech is the citizens in the United States‚ especially people who are the entrepreneurs of the American industries‚ the US government officials and legislators. Targeted at both genders‚ this speech targets at adults. This is because adults have the ability to voice out and take action against child labour in the society‚ they are able to give a helping hand
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