The problem of child labor exploitation is a major challenge to the progress of developing countries. Children work at the cost of their right to education which leaves them permanently trapped in the poverty cycle‚ without the education and literacy required for better-paying jobs. This is particularly serious in India as it tops the list with the highest number of child labourers in the world. The 2001 national Census of India estimated the total number of child labour‚ aged 5-14‚ to be at 12.6
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Child labour usually means work done by children under the age of fifteen‚ which limits or damages their physical‚ mental‚ social or psychological development. Some work does not harm children and may in fact be beneficial for them. Most people agree that when we talk about child labour‚ we refer to something in tolerable - young children denied school and play working simply to live‚ in dangerous conditions. Some of the worst child labour abuses involve mostly four and five year olds. About 250
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Child Labour in India Child labour has emerged as an increasingly important issue‚ reflecting heightened sensitivity to problems at all levels. The Constitution of India and successive governments have targeted its elimination and promoted universalisation of education. EVERY YEAR in June‚ the world community celebrates Anti-Child Labour Day. And in increasing combination‚ various specialised agencies and non-government organisations (NGOs) have in recent years placed child labour‚ especially its
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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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The text is a speech “Florence Kelley Speaks Against Child Labor” from Irene Stuber‚ Hot Springs National Park. The intended audience of this speech is the citizens in the United States‚ especially people who are the entrepreneurs of the American industries‚ the US government officials and legislators. Targeted at both genders‚ this speech targets at adults. This is because adults have the ability to voice out and take action against child labour in the society‚ they are able to give a helping hand
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THEOCARCY- religious group rules TYRANNY- form of dictatorship‚ tyrant holds vast if not absolute power BIRT THIS HOUSE SUPPORTS CHILD LABOUR Individual VS a whole PROP Arguments: 1. 3rd world countries depend on child labour 2. Safer methods can be used to protect the children-child labour does not have to be immoral-“CHILD DOMESTIC WORK” 1. Child labour supports several 3rd world countries’ economies‚ cannot be simply removed with the hopes that these countries will sustain Economic
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THE ERADICATION of child labour from our society seems to be a herculean task at this moment. However‚ with determined efforts on the part of both Central and state governments along with the help of various national and international societies‚ it seems that change can be brought about to make everyone believe that children are the treasures for future and they are not born to work; they are born to learn‚ play and enjoy their childhood. My focus on this article is based on a related article
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Child labour in India Of 12.6 million children in hazardous occupations‚ India has the highest number of labourers in the world under 14 years of age.[1] Although the Constitution of India guarantees free and compulsory education to children between the age of 6 to 14 and prohibits employment of children younger than 14 in any hazardous environment‚ child labour is present in almost all sectors of the Indian economy[2] Companies including Gap‚[3] Primark‚[4] Monsanto[5] etc have been criticised
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Save the Children works to end exploitative Child labour. Many children all over the world do some kind of work. You might have an after-school job‚ or maybe you help out with chores around the house. This kind of work can be great: you build skills and earn extra cash. It’s not child labour. Only work that’s harmful to a child’s physical and mental development is considered to be child labour. One in seven children is exposed to this kind of labour‚ kept from school and the chance to improve
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Background Child Labour is a condemnable phenomenon and elimination of child labour is a feasible objective. It must be eradicated altogether‚ for democratic and healthy growth of the society. Children should grow into adulthood through love and care‚ education and training. Health of the society depends upon the physical‚ moral and spiritual development of its children. The awareness of the problem provided basis for the enactment of the Employment of Children Act‚ 1991 followed by a number
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