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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New Labour.’ With respect to the history of politics‚ New Labour’ is a fairly recent description of a change or shift in the Labour party ideology occurring within the last 12 years. It refers to a gradual shift of Labour from political left to a more conservative right wing approach to various issues and in terms of the political spectrum‚ Labour now occupy the middle-to-right area‚ rather than the middle-to-left of the previous Old Labour. The phrase was first coined in a 1994 Labour Party
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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 the
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Understanding Children’s Work Project Working Paper Series‚ January 2002 1. Child labour and health: evidence and research issues O. O’Donnell E. Van Doorslaer F.C. Rosati January 2002 Child labour and health: evidence and research issues Owen O’Donnell∗ F. C. Rosati** Eddy van Doorslaer*** Working Paper January 2002 Understanding Children’s Work (UCW) Project University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Faculty of Economics Via Columbia 2‚ 00133 Rome Tel: +39 06.7259.5618 Fax:
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“Explain how far the views of Source C differ from those in Source A in relation to the creation and development of the LRC/Labour Party.” Source A states that the creation of the LRC came from 70 organisation coming together to form a coalition in order to create “a new movement of protest in parliament.” It essentially says that the LRC was formed on the bases of several organisations all sharing the same idea and goal. Source C however does not mention this – it does not tell us that the LRC was
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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 million.[1] Out of the 12.6 million ‚0.12 million engages in hazardous job. However‚ according to informal labour force statistics‚ the problem seems to be more severe than reflected. Child labour is estimated to be as large as 60 million in India‚ as many children are "hidden workers" working in homes or in the underground economy
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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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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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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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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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