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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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; the effect on child‚ causes and remedies to the revolving menace Department of Human Geography University of Lund‚ Sweden Utvecklingsstudier‚ kandidatkurs UTVK01 Spring 2014 Author: Lana Osment Supervisor: Erik Jönsson Table of Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 6 1.2 Research purpose and questions ...............................................
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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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ABOLITION OF CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA Strategies for the Eleventh Five Year Plan Executive Summary INTRODUCTION In passing the 86th Amendment to the Constitution of India‚ education is a fundamental right. This has implications for fulfillment of the obligation of the State to ensure that every child is in school. Since most children who do not attend schools are engaged in some form of work or another‚ it is essential that there is a comprehensive plan to withdraw children from work and mainstream
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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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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 has gone to study Atieno is less free. Don’t I keep her‚ school my own ones‚ Pay the party‚ union fees‚ All for
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Have you ever ran from someone who was trying to kill you while running through the jungle to escape and get freedom. This is the life of a child soldier. “Nearly 20000 of Uganda’s abducted children” (Hope for Uganda’s Child soldiers). The issue of child soldiers came to worldwide attention when a 14 year old child soldier was executed in 1999. Child soldiers is a very big debate now. The two sides are they are victims and they are perpetrators. I think that they are victims. They are victims for
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Child abduction or kidnapping can be a parent’s worst nightmare. As much as we try to teach our children about strangers and always being aware of their surroundings‚ the possibility of them being abducted/kidnapped cannot be ruled out completely. As legally defined in the state of NJ‚ abduction is "when someone uses deceit or force in order to take a person or a child away from their home or relatives... [the perpetrator often] knows or has some sort of relation with the abductor" (US Legal n.p
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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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