ANOTHER DIMENSION TO CHILD LABOUR: COUNSELLING IMPLICATIONS OMONI‚ G. E. PhD Institute of Education‚ Delta State University‚ Abraka email: egonomoni@yahoo.com and IJEH‚ S. U. Mrs College of Education Agbor Abstract The issue of child labour is an acclaimed universal phenomenon. This paper examines the reason for child labour‚ the types‚ problems‚ consequences and possible solution strategies. Specifically‚ the paper critically discusses the positive aspects of child labour and how it can be properly
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to open my thoughts in this speech on child labour. Could you imagine living in the west as a child and being chained to a loom to weave a carpet in a poorly lit and dirty building? Being deprived of your education and childhood all for just a few pennies a day? Child labour is a familiar topic‚ yet you might be wondering what it means. Child labour is simply the employment of children as wage earners. Children of any age can be a victim of child labour and it is a huge problem in third world countries
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CHILD LABOUR “The child is the father of man”. This famous line quoted by William Wordsworth refers to the importance of the child for the development of society as well as for the all round development of human race. Childhood is the time to garner the best physical‚ (ADJECTIVE) intellectual (ADJECTIVE) and emotional (ADJECTIVE) capacity to fulfill this duty towards the nation and to one’s own self. However‚ this simple rule of nature has been crippled by the ever growing menace of child
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Flexible Labour Markets. - Benefits and Disadvantages Flexible labour markets involve a minimum of government intervention‚ they are labour markets which work efficiently and are competitive. Many supply side economists argue flexible labour markets are of great importance in reducing unemployment and improving the competitiveness of the economy. Advantages: 1. Opportunity to exploit 24-hour economy 2. Contributes to an improvement in the inflation-unemployment trade off 3. Flexible wages
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LABOUR IMPERIALISM IN LABOUR DAY Today is September the first it means today is Labour Day in the USA‚ but What are labourers doing now? Are they relaxing or going somewhere with their family or friends for resting? The answer will be very Easy. No. Maybe the reason is about words‚ “Yes” or “No”. As you see No has only two letters and it can get out in easy way. Unfortunately They are working not all of them but most of them. It is not very long time for me to live in the Dream Country‚ USA. I
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Child Labour in India central question: To what extent are the indigent people in India dependent on child labour? Child labour (in general): The term is used for illegal constant employment of children beneath the age defined by law. For most countries including India this limit is set to the age of 14. "Child labor" is work for children that harms and exploits them in a physical‚ mental and moral way. They work under conditions that are considered illegal‚ hazardous‚ and extremely unequal
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Labour Legislation BONDED LABOUR SYSTEM (ABOLITION) ACT‚ 1976 Introduction The phenomenon of bonded labour is a “vicious circle” where each factor is responsible for further subjugation and apathy of the bonded labourers. The first part of the chain forming the vicious circle is the survival capabilities of this system. It is a relic of colonial and feudal system‚ which is still continuing. This relic is deeply rooted in the social customs and traditions‚ treating it as a normal practice
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CHILD LABOUR “The rising sun of a nation when works in dark furnaces‚ it blinds future of the nation.” The problem of child labour came in consideration in mid-19th century when first factory was established. It is an unfortunate manifestation of economic compulsion as well as socio cultural perceptions. Child labour is a complex problem which is deeply rooted on ground of poverty. India doesn’t have appreciable position in terms of child labour and according to the surveys; India has the largest
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Why Child Labor should be stopped Child Labour is one of the saddest issues the world is facing. Many children all over the world start earning at the age which is actually meant to play‚ study and learn. This age is to enjoy and have fun with friends‚ and not to pull rickshaws or clean cars and autos. Child Labor deprives a child from the basic rightof education. Moreover‚ child labour is not the need of the society as well. Already most of the countries are facing unemployment and
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This thesis examines child labour and schooling in Portugal from a historical and contemporary perspective and comprises three essays. Throughout the thesis‚ I attempt to strike a balance between research of the local context and a comparison with an international context. The first essay provides an analysis of the evolution of child labour in Portugal. The essay is based on two different sources of information: qualitative — that is‚ reports by education and labour inspectors‚ conference proceedings
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