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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however‚the tragic irony of indian society life is the employment of about 10 million children in unhealthy‚hazardous and dangerous trades and industries.bare footed ‚lean and thin children of tender age have to work in inhuman conditions for 10 to 15 hours a day which may include dhabas‚brick kilns‚small factories and cottage industries.even small children are seen selling newspapers and other articles on the road which may be a risk to their lives. the child workers are generally ill fed and treated
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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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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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Understanding Children’s Work Project Working Paper Series‚ January 2002 1. Child labour and health: evidence and research issues O. O’Donnell E. Van Doorslaer F.C. Rosati January 2002 Child labour and health: evidence and research issues Owen O’Donnell∗ F. C. Rosati** Eddy van Doorslaer*** Working Paper January 2002 Understanding Children’s Work (UCW) Project University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Faculty of Economics Via Columbia 2‚ 00133 Rome Tel: +39 06.7259.5618 Fax:
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Save the Children works to end exploitative Child labour. Many children all over the world do some kind of work. You might have an after-school job‚ or maybe you help out with chores around the house. This kind of work can be great: you build skills and earn extra cash. It’s not child labour. Only work that’s harmful to a child’s physical and mental development is considered to be child labour. One in seven children is exposed to this kind of labour‚ kept from school and the chance to improve
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Philosopher- Ian Paul Point: Child Labour can be Stopped by Changing International Trade Policies. -Remaining cases of child labour should be gently taken away following economic improvement - It should be removed slowly and still provide support for families who need it -CHILD LABOUR- unicef defines child labour as- ages 5-11 working one hour or more for wages‚ or twenty-eight hours at home; ages twelve to twenty-four working fourteen hours or more for wages‚ or twenty-eight hours at
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Child labour situation The National Child Labour survey‚1 conducted in 1996 by the Federal Bureau of Statistics‚ found 3.3 million of the 40 million children (in the 5-14 years age group) to be economically active2 on a full-time basis. Of the 3.3 million working children‚ 73 per cent (2.4 million) were boys and 27 per cent (0.9 million)‚ girls. Children’s contribution to work in rural areas is about eight times greater than in urban areas. The number of economically active children in the 10-14
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certain particular context‚ work formed a part of the training process of the child and prepared him for adult life and did not involve exploitation. ( Weiner‚ M. 1991) 4. In India there is law that children under the age of 18 should not work but‚ there is no outright ban on child labor‚ and the practice is generally permitted in most industries except those deemed "hazardous". Although a law in October 2006 banned child labor in hotels‚ restaurants‚ and as domestic servants‚ there continues to
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nonetheless‚ even in the wake of these gigantic inflations‚ those hot Nike shoes remain at a steady price of $85. How? Answer: Child Labour. Child labour is work undertaken by a child that is harmful to them in some way. The labour could be harmful by making them sick‚ stopping them from getting an education or damaging them emotionally. The worst forms of child labour include using children as slaves or prostitutes‚ forcing them to sell drugs or commit crimes‚ setting them on fire for fun‚ using
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