Abstract The primary objective of this essay is to investigate what has caused child labour to become a glaring issue in our society until the present day and look at possible solutions. A lot has been done but little achieved in this ongoing fight. Many international organisations such as ILO and UNICEF are deeply concerned by rising child labour in Afghanistan‚ Pakistan and India to name but a few. Children work for many reasons‚ the most important being poverty and the pressure suffered
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<center><b>Our Efforts and Experiences Part - I</b></center> <br> <br>"In all the civilized societies all over the world system of child labour is condemned as a social evil but the fact is the system is prevelent on a large scale in a country like India. It is noticed that‚ in recent times our society is showing some signs of awareness about this social evil. This is the first part of the article giving details about the efforts undertaken in and around Ahmedpur for eradication of this system
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Child Labor – A Challenge the World is Facing Childhood is the most innocent stage in a human life. It is that phase of life where a child is free from all the tensions‚ fun-loving‚ play and learns new things‚ and is the sweetheart of all the family members. But this is only one side of the story. The other side is full of tensions and burdens. Here‚ the innocent child is not the sweetheart of the family members‚ instead he is an earning machine working the entire day in order to satisfy the needs
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CHILD LABOUR The term “child labour” is often used interchangeably with “working child” or “employed child”. While all these terms are defined on the basis of age of the person working. According to the Constitution of India‚ child labourer may be defined as a person who is below the age of 14 years and is working for an earning. However‚ child labour denies children the opportunities for mental and physical development and consequently their life chances are marred. Children engaged in domestic
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CAUSES OF CHILD LABOUR • Poverty • Parental illiteracy • Tradition of making children learn the family skills • Absence of universal compulsory Primary education • Social apathy and tolerance of child labour • Ignorance of the parents about the adverse consequences of Child labour • Ineffective enforcement of the legal provisions pertaining to child labour • Non-availability of and non-accessibility to schools • Irrelevant and non-attractive school curriculum • Employers prefer children as they constitute
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CHILD LABOUR Introduction According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) a new generation of children is being deprived of the chance to take their rightful place in the society and economy of the 21st Century. The ILO has proposed that ‘child labour’ will disappear in a decade. If this happens well and good. But in reality the situation is worsening. One in eight children in the world is exposed to the worst forms of child labour which endanger children’s physical‚ mental health
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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Child Labor KAJA ANDON BA (Hons) Business Studies Tutor: Maria Pentila Mediterranean College 16th December 2011 Thessaloniki CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………........................................3 2. TERMINILOGY OF CHILD LABOUR-FURTHER ANALYSIS………………………………3-4 3. CAUSES OF CHILD LABOR…………………………………………………………......................4 4. SUPPORTING IDEAS OF ANOTHER VIEW ABOUT CHILD LABOR …………………4-5 5. CONCLUSION-OUR OPINION…………………………………………………………………………
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(United Nations Children’s Fund) defines child labor as “work that exceeds a minimum number of hours‚ depending on the age of a child and on the type of work.” According to UNICEF‚ 158 million children‚ ages ranging from 5 to 14‚ are engaged in child labor. Many face life-threatening jobs‚ such as coal mining‚ metalwork‚ and other work that involve contact with pesticides‚ highly toxic chemicals‚ and sexually transmitted diseases. International Labour Organisation (ILO) states that‚ “the total
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RESEARCH SUMMARY CHILD L ABOUR IN INDIA Economics of Child Labour A case study of the glass bangle industry BACKGROUND Child Labour The glass manufacturing industry in Ferozabad‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ produces bangles‚ utensils‚ bulbs‚ decorative articles etc. The glass industry has been classified as hazardous and the employment of child labour (children below age 14 years) in it is prohibited. However‚ available research and literature indicated that child labour was concentrated mainly
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legal duty". and compulsory primary education is the policy instrument by which the sates effectively removed children from the work force. in India‚ child labour persists on a significant scale.Child labour is neither illegal nor is schooling compulsory.child labour usually refers to children up to the age of 14‚ following the ILO(international labour organisation) convention. It resolution on age of the employment‚concerning age for admission to the employment and that is 18. the occupations
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