Child labour is a major problem in India. It is a great challenge that the country is facing. The prevalence of it is evident by the child work participation rates which are higher in India than in other developing countries. Estimates cite figures of child labour between 60 and 115 million working children in India‚ the highest number in the world (Human Rights Watch‚ 1996). It is basically rooted in poverty. It is poverty that forces a child to earn money to support his family. Though it is prevalent
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Sociology report Child Labor Assigned by Dr. Javed Husain Group: Abdullah Hashmi (18016) Dedication: I would like to dedicate this report to our parents. Without their love‚ efforts and support I had not been able to become what I am right now. They have supported me all the way from beginning. They had been the great source of motivation and inspiration. Letter of acknowledgement: This is to acknowledge that the research I conducted‚ under the supervision of “Dr. Javed Hussain”
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Topic: Child marriage in India‚ is it ethical? Research Assignment Research Question: Child marriage‚ do the poor parents of these children have a choice? Hypothesis 47% of the girls in India get married below the age of 18. To prevent this‚ maybe‚ the laws could be altered and mare more strict. Educating the poor would be another cause for reducing the amount of child marriages. Poor conditions and a small compensation seem to be the reason for the poor to sell their
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Solutions to End Child Marriage WHAT THE EVIDENCE SHOWS Anju Malhotra Ann Warner Allison McGonagle Susan Lee-Rife ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN (ICRW) For 35 years‚ ICRW has worked to empower women‚ advance gender equality and fight poverty in the developing world. ICRW works with partners in the public and private sectors and civil society to conduct empirical research‚ build capacity and advocate for evidence-based practical ways to change policies and programs
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Child Marriage This is my very first trip to India as a British trainee community worker‚ I’ve been sent on a very special work experience placement to rural India‚ while I’m out here I will be writing a report about the issue of child marriage in the area. Child marriage normally occurs in poor‚ rural communities. In many regions‚ parents arrange their daughter’s marriage without the girls knowing. Which means that one day‚ she may be at home playing with her sisters‚ brothers and friends
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O’Gara English 4/7/13 Child Marriage Child marriage is India is an important human rights violation because many girls are suffering throughout their marriage. Girls’ ages 3-18 marry older men ages 30-80. Parents send their daughters to get married because they need money to help their family. It is very depressing to see young girls marry a stranger they never met. The addition problem with child marriage is their health risks. One solution is‚ people in India need to show a documentaries
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India urged to end child marriages Thursday‚ October 11‚ 2012‚ 19:30 New Delhi: Observing that more than 40 percent of the child marriages in the world occur in India‚ the heads of four UN agencies in India on Thursday called upon the government to pay urgent attention to this and work toward the goal of ending the "harmful practice". The heads of UNICEF‚ UNFPA‚ UN Women and UN Information Centre on Thursday wrote to Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath on the issue
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Child Marriage Child Marriage is an ancient practice that is prevalent especially in poorly developed countries having devastating consequences on the children involved. Every year millions of girls get married worldwide‚ before the age of eighteen. The worst thing is that the children don’t even know what is going on at the engagement ceremony. Most girls who start early marriages become pregnant immediately. Statistics show that the number of death cases during pregnancy is twice as
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What is child marriage? Child/Early marriage refers to any marriage of a child younger than 18 years old‚ in accordance to Article 1 of the Convention on the Right of the Child. While child marriage affects both sexes‚ girls are disproportionately affected as they are the majority of the victims. Their overall development is compromised‚ leaving them socially isolated with little education‚ skills and opportunities for employment and self-realisation. This leaves child brides more vulnerable to
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Present time‚ child marriage is a curse in the global society. Child marriage is a violation of human rights. In most cases young girls get married off to significantly older men when they are still children. Child marriages must be viewed within a context of force and coercion‚ involving pressure and emotional blackmail‚ and children that lack the choice or capacity to give their full consent. Child marriage must therefore always be considered forced marriage because valid consent is absent - and
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