Child labour

A boon to the society

 Introduction
• Child labour refers to the employment of
children at regular &sustained labour.
• Child labour hampers the normal physical,
intellectual, emotional & moral development
of a child.
 Hazards of child labour
• Physical hazards
• Cognitive hazards
• Emotional, social & moral hazards.
 Causes of child labour
• Poverty
• Parental illiteracy
• Social apathy
• Adult unemployment & urbanization
• Lack of education & exposure.
Child labour today
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india
bangladesh
china
pakistan
turkey
cote D'looire
egypt
kenya
nigeria
senegal
argentina
brazil
maxico
italy
portugal
 Criteria for child labour
• Child below 14 yrs of age cannot work.
• The tender age of children are not abused &
that they are not forced by economic
necessity.
• Children shall be given opportunities &
facilities to develop in a healthy manner.
• Govt. provide free & compulsory education for
all children till the age of 14.
 How necessary is child labour to families in
India
• It is a source of income for poor families.
• The study found that the child’s income
accounted for between 34 & 37% of the total
household income.
 Common sites for child labour
• Chimney sweep • Coal mines
• Street child • Country child
 Supreme court directions on child labour

Non-hazardous Contribution of
Emplyment to the Free & compulsory
education for rs.20000 per child to
adult member of education for
be paid by the
children for max. 6 children till 14 yrs.
the family offending employers.
hrs.
conclusion