1st Presentation
TOPIC: CHILD TRAFFICKING, CHILD LABOUR, AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ON THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY
OUTLINE:
1. Definition of the term.
2. Contributing factors – Economic deprivation, conditions, lack of employment opportunities, social status, and political uprisings.
3. Effect on the child.
4. Prevalence and Figures.
5. Action and Measures against it.
6. Impact on the Future and Conclusion.
DRAFTING:
Child trafficking, according to UNICEF is defined as “any person under 18 who is recruited, transported, transferred, harbored or received for the purpose of exploitation, either within or outside a country”. Children are taken from their homes to be bought and sold in the market. In India, there is a large number of children trafficked for various reasons such as labor, begging, and sexual exploitation.
Child labor is tolerated in communities where the prevailing public view downplays the dangers of children working or where it has become part of culture, tradition or family expectations. Poor enforcement of labor laws, corruption and weak protection are all factors contributing to child labor. Child labor is attractive to employers motivated by profit because children are easier to control, exploit and they are more compliant. Children are less likely to demand higher wages or improved working conditions. Also, when employers pay low wages this can lead to cheaper products and these are more attractive to consumers.
Child labor can affect a child in many ways. Long, strenuous hours of activity affect a child’s mental health, physical health, social development and general well-being and, often interfere with his/her education. Children, who simultaneously work long hours and study, experience higher levels of negative attitudes towards school, decreased school attendance and grades, than before working. It is also a denial of a child’s right to a childhood, a right to play and a right to freedom. The
OUTLINE:
1. Definition of the term.
2. Contributing factors – Economic deprivation, conditions, lack of employment opportunities, social status, and political uprisings.
3. Effect on the child.
4. Prevalence and Figures.
5. Action and Measures against it.
6. Impact on the Future and Conclusion.
DRAFTING:
Child trafficking, according to UNICEF is defined as “any person under 18 who is recruited, transported, transferred, harbored or received for the purpose of exploitation, either within or outside a country”. Children are taken from their homes to be bought and sold in the market. In India, there is a large number of children trafficked for various reasons such as labor, begging, and sexual exploitation.
Child labor is tolerated in communities where the prevailing public view downplays the dangers of children working or where it has become part of culture, tradition or family expectations. Poor enforcement of labor laws, corruption and weak protection are all factors contributing to child labor. Child labor is attractive to employers motivated by profit because children are easier to control, exploit and they are more compliant. Children are less likely to demand higher wages or improved working conditions. Also, when employers pay low wages this can lead to cheaper products and these are more attractive to consumers.
Child labor can affect a child in many ways. Long, strenuous hours of activity affect a child’s mental health, physical health, social development and general well-being and, often interfere with his/her education. Children, who simultaneously work long hours and study, experience higher levels of negative attitudes towards school, decreased school attendance and grades, than before working. It is also a denial of a child’s right to a childhood, a right to play and a right to freedom. The