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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CHILD LABOR AND SCHOOLING IN GHANA Sudharshan Canagarajah Harold Coulombe This paper is one of a series of background papers undertaken as part of a World Bank Economic and Sector Work (ESW) on Ghana: Labor Markets and Poverty. We acknowledge funding from Dutch and Canadian Trust funds. The findings‚ interpretations‚ and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors‚ and do not represent the views of the World Bank in any way. TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages Abstract
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PROGRAMME FOR ERADICATION OF CHILD LABOUR 1. Background of the Organisation : Inspired by the Nationwide call of Mahatma Gandhi March towards Village‚’ People’s Institute of Rural Development - PIRD was established in the year 1983. PIRD is working for landless labour‚ poor farmers‚ child labour & women groups related to rural development programmes. Campaign against child labour and education for child labour are also our major programmes. 2. Facts about Child Labour : We always compare
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A freedom Song Atieno washes dishes‚ Atieno plucks the chicken‚ Atieno gets up early‚ Beds her sacks down in the kitchen‚ Atieno eight years old‚ Atieno Yo. Since she is my sister’s child Atieno needs no pay‚ While she works my wife can sit Sewing every sunny day: With her earnings I support Atieno Yo. Atieno’s sly and jealous‚ Bad example to the kids Since she minds them‚ like a schoolgirl Wants their dresses‚ shoes and beads‚ Atieno ten years old‚ Atieno Yo. Now my wife
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Compulsory primary education for tackling the problem of child labour This reader maintains‚ and has written to this effect in the Bulletin and elsewhere‚ on a number of occasions‚ that non-implementation of the programme of universal primary education and not putting this social welfare programme first on the list of priorities has rendered India vulnerable in all fields; and child labour can not be eliminated unless the child in sent to his/her rightful place - the school. Today‚ except Kerala
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CHILD LABOUR Who really makes your clothes? Of course we all love a good shop-most of your pocket money probably goes on latest high street labels. But although that top you bought last weekend might look good hanging on your wardrobe‚ would you be so chuffed if you know who made it? Maybe you have to empty the dishwasher‚ tidy the house or wash your folks car for your pocket money. But imagine having to work for 12 hours a day-without any kind of break-in a dusty‚ dirty factory for only a few pence
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Essay Topic: Sweatshops/Child Labour Introductory Quote: "There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness." - Mahatma Gandhi Thesis Statement: In underdeveloped nations‚ sweatshops may appear to improve economic growth and the lives of their workers‚ however‚ they have numerous negative repercussions on society. Controlling Idea #1: Ethical Workers aren’t given fair wages from their employer. In Bangladesh and India‚ the average sweatshop worker makes $2-$3 a day
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India has the largest number of child labourers in the world. Since 1933‚ various laws have been enacted but the issue exists continuously on larger grounds. According to the National Sample Survey Organisation‚ nearly 16.4 million Indian children aged 5-14 are engaged in various works while the World Bank puts that figure at 44 million. The Ministry of Labour issued a notification on October 10‚ 2006‚ for banning child labour and warns those who choose child labour of imprisonment. But‚ at present
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work in inhuman conditions for 10 to 15 hours a day which may include dhabas‚brick kilns‚small factories and cottage industries.even small children are seen selling newspapers and other articles on the road which may be a risk to their lives. the child workers are generally ill fed and treated like bonded labourers.they are often beaten at the slightest excuse and even underpaid. in south india‚thousands of children work in fire crackers and match factories.many of them get killed in accidents and
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Utilitarianism We have all heard that child labour is a bad thing‚ however‚ lets try and think is it‚ really? By introducing child labour companies save millions of dollars which are passed to the consumer as a cheaper price on products they buy from our firm‚ if there are more profits there are more taxes paid to the Government. By having better profit margins our company is able to pay bigger dividends to shareholders thus giving them a better return on their investment and making them
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