During Britain’s Industrial Revolution‚ child labour epitomised the harsh realities of the era‚ exposing youngsters to grueling conditions with lasting repercussions. Physically‚ children endured long‚ hazardous workdays in factories and mines‚ often spanning twelve to sixteen hours‚ performing monotonous tasks amid poorly ventilated spaces. The absence of safety measures in machinery led to frequent accidents and injuries‚ while exposure to pollutants exacerbated respiratory ailments. Moreover‚
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a good human being It is acknowledged that it is the period of childhood where a person learns‚ grows and develops the best. It is this stage of life which is regarded as lovable and proper care and warmth of the person should be taken. It is the child that is taken to be a ‘national asset’ for the development of the nation and its capital building. However‚ in developing countries like India most children can hardly realize this dream of childhood; much less exploit the promises of adulthood. The
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Bonded Labour: Social Factors Resulting In The Creation Of The System And Steps Taken To Control It By Our Government. Introduction The phenomenon of bonded labour is a “vicious circle”1 where each factor is responsible for further subjugation and apathy of the bonded labourers. The system of bonded labour is an outcome of certain categories of indebtedness which have been prevailing for a long time involving certain economically‚ exploited‚ helpless and weaker sections of the society. The
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During the Industrial Revolution‚ the use of child labour was very common. Most families did not have enough money and so‚ their children had to work to bring money into the household. They had to work long hours in dangerous conditions getting little to no pay. Children were useful in the workforce because of their size allowing them to fit in small spaces in mines or factories where adults couldn’t fit. Working conditions were harsh‚ they would have to wake up very early and then work for as long
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FACTS ABOUT TAMIL LANGUAGE INTRODUCTION: Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of South India and North-east Sri Lanka. It has official status in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu‚ Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Tamil is also a national language of Sri Lanka and an official language of Singapore It is legalized as one of the languages of medium of education in Malaysia along with English‚ Malay and Mandarin. It is also chiefly
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International Labour Organization International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) Investigating the Worst Forms of Child Labour No. 17 Lebanon: Child Labour on Tobacco Plantations: A Rapid Assessment By Consultation and Research Institute May 2002‚ Geneva ISBN: 92-2-112973-X Preface Unacceptable forms of exploitation of children at work exist and persist‚ but they are particularly difficult to research due to their hidden‚ sometimes illegal or even criminal
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Thanjavur: The sprawling campus of Tamil University‚ spread in more than 800 acres‚ in Thanjavur was flocked not only by the young students but also by migratory birds. The university founded by then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M G Ramachandran in the year 1981 as a high – level research centre in Tamil language‚ literature and cultured‚ later blossomed into a teaching university. M G R was gracious enough to allot around 1‚000 acres of land in the outskirts of the ancient town and the erstwhile
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West University Semester: Spring – 2009 Assignment On Child Labor Should Not Be Banned Submitted to: Farhana Zareen Bashar Lecturer Department of English East West University. Submitted by: Shamsul Arefin ID: 2007-3-10-051 Department of Business Administration East West University. Date of submission: 21th April‚ 2009. Child Labor Should Not Be Banned Child labour should be banned‚ a most pronounced subject. But why should child labour be banned? Human under age of 15 are considered as children
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the Rights of the Child as spelling out the “basic human rights that children everywhere have: the right to survival; to develop to the fullest; to protection from harmful influences‚ abuse and exploitation; and to participate fully in family‚ cultural and social life”. This convention is almost universally ratified. Despite this‚ child labour (something that in many cases violates at least three of the non-negotiable terms laid out in the Convention of the Rights of the Child) remains rampant in
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Child labour From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The first general laws against child labour‚ the Factory Acts‚ were passed in Britain in the first half of the 19th century. Children younger than nine were not allowed to work and the work day of youth under the age of 18 was limited to twelve hours.[1] Child labour refers to the employment of children at regular and sustained labour. This practice is considered exploitative by many international organizations and is illegal in many countries
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