Child

Labour….
A Global Epidemic…
If we don’t stand up for children
then we don’t stand for much ……
Presented by :

Raksha Shetty.
Devashree Gedam.
Radhika Parekh.
Overview

Who is a child?
Definition
Magnitude of Child Labour
Causes of Child Labour
Types of Child Labour.
Major Sectors where Children Work
Consequences of Child Labour.
Triangular Development Paradigm.
Recent Incidents.
Solutions.
Child Labour Act of India, 1986.
Counter View on Child Labour.
Who is a Child?


Indian constituency
defines a child as a
individual below the
age of 14 years...
Definition

"Child labour" is, generally speaking,

work for children that harms them or
exploits them in some way (physically,
mentally, morally, or by blocking
access to education.
Magnitude of Child Labour
There are
approximately 246
million children aged
5-17 in child labour
worldwide.
This is nearly the size
of the U.S. population
of 293,027,571!1 Of
these, about 186
million are below the
age of 15. Strikingly,
the majority of these
children, nearly 110
million, are less than
12 years old.
Magnitude of Child Labour…Contd
One in every eight children 5 to 17 years old - 179
million - work in the worst forms of child labor.
Of these, 8.4 million work in the unconditional
worst forms of child labor, including forced and
bonded labour(5.7 million), trafficking (1.2
million), armed conflict (0.3 million), prostitution
and pornography (1.8 million) and illicit activities,
including drug production and trafficking (0.6
million);
The majority (171 million, or 69.5 percent) work
in "hazardous" situations or conditions. Of these,
111 million are under 15.
A stunning 55 percent of child laborers below 12
years old are already in hazardous occupations.
Causes Of Child Labour
Types Of Child Labour

Within the Family.

Within the Family but

outside the Home.

Outside the Family

Major Sectors where Children
Work
Agrarian Sector.
Migrant Labour.
Invisible Labour.
Bonded Labour.

Manufacturing Sector.
Migrant Labour
Invisible Labour
Wage Labour

Self employed children

Service Sector.
Wage-based employment
Consequences Of Child Labour
Stunted growth of future
generation
Citizens with accumulated
frustration
Depreciation in wages
Perpetuation of poverty
Persistence of child labour
Perpetuation of economic
inequality
Increased abuse of
children
Increased illiteracy
Ignorant populace
Consequences Of Child Labour
...Contd
Sick citizens
Political instability
Mental deformity of citizens
Perpetuation of ill treatment
Citizens with inferiority complex
Inter generational phenomenon
of child labour
Increased bottlenecks in the
development process
Wasted human resources
Wasted human talents and skills
Triangular development paradigm
Recent Incidents

Tesco's

Nike issue

Bonded labour of children in Chaturpur

village in Newariya of Jaunpur district.

Tamil nadu – Fire Crackers

Solutions

Eliminate Poverty
Encourage Education
Enforce Labour Laws
Abolish Child
Traffickin
Replace Working
Children with Working
Adults
Child Labour Act,1986.

Article 24 :Prohibition of employment of children
in factories and mines

Article 23 : Prohibits traffic i8n human beings
and forced labour (including begging)

Article 39(e): Children are not abused and forced
by economic necessity to enter vocations unsuited
for there age and strength

Article 39(f) : Childhood and youth states are
protected against exploitation.

Article 45: Free and compulsory education for
children until they complete the age of 14 years.
Counterview on Child Labour

Some reformers argue

that it is essential for
children especially the
ones coming from
economically weak
sections to work so
that they survive every
single day
Thank
You !!!