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Childhood is meant to be a carefree time of learning and playing, but for many children it is spent doing forced labor. Child labor refers to the employment of children under the legal working age, which varies by country but is typically 14-16 years old. During the industrial revolution, children as young as 4 worked in dangerous factory conditions. Today it is considered a violation of children's rights, though some poor countries still allow or tolerate it. Common forms of child labor include bonded labor, agricultural work, street begging, and work in glass, carpet, and lock factories. Child labor has negative impacts on children's health, development, education, and psychological well-being. Various stakeholders need to work together to address the root

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CHild Labour

Childhood is meant to be a carefree time of learning and playing, but for many children it is spent doing forced labor. Child labor refers to the employment of children under the legal working age, which varies by country but is typically 14-16 years old. During the industrial revolution, children as young as 4 worked in dangerous factory conditions. Today it is considered a violation of children's rights, though some poor countries still allow or tolerate it. Common forms of child labor include bonded labor, agricultural work, street begging, and work in glass, carpet, and lock factories. Child labor has negative impacts on children's health, development, education, and psychological well-being. Various stakeholders need to work together to address the root

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WHAT IS CHILDHOOD

The most innocent phase in human life is the childhood . That stage - when the human foundations are laid for a

successful adult life. The phase when we are carefree, fun loving, learning, playing. Go back in your childhood & for us there are beautiful memories. How wonderful - grown up with such carefree abandonment while we had parents and grandparents looking for us. But this is not the story of too many children as some of them forcefully have to work in their childhood as a child labour.

CHILD LABOUR
Child labour refers to the

employment of children at regular and sustained labour or.. It may be defined as the full time employment of children who are under a minimum legal age.

The minimum age depends on the country and the type of work involved which varies from 14 to 16 except for the agricultural industry where children as young as 12 years can work. In many developed countries, it is considered inappropriate if a child below a certain age works.

HISTORY
During the industrial

revolution, children as young as 4 were employed in production factories with dangerous, and often fatal, working conditions. The use of children as labourers is now considered by wealthy countries to be a human rights violation, while some poorer countries may allow or tolerate child labour.

The Victorian era became notorious for employing young children in factories in mines and in chimney sweeps. Child labour played an important role in the Industrial Revolution from its outset, often brought about by economic hardship.. Charles Dickens for eg worked at the age of 12 in a blacking factory, with his family in debtors prison.

VARIOUS LABOUR ACTIVITIES


BOUNDED CHILD LABOUR-

1. Also known as slave labour & worst type of labour. 2. In 1976 the Indian parliament enacted this act & declared illegal. 3. Approximately 10 million bounded children labourers are working as domestic servant in India.

CHILD LABOUR AGRICULTURAL

SECTOR1. ILO report about 80% child labourers in India are employed. 2. Children are sold to the rich money lendres to whom borrowed money can not be returned. STREET CHILDRENChildren on street work as beggars sell flowers, other items, instead of being sent to school.

CHILDREN EMPLOYED - GLASS FACTORIES-

Almost 60000 children are employed in Glass & Bengal industry are made to work under extreme conditions of excessive heat. CHILD LABOUR CARPET INDUSTRYILO reported almost 4,20,000 childrens are employed. OTHER FACTORIES About 50,000 children employed in brass industry & same amount in lock industry.

IMPACT ON CHILDREN
It is an act that endangers a childs physical/

emotional health & development without giving the child an opportunity for good education , food & shelter. From major type of child abuses, it falls under neglect exploitation & emotional abuse . It is the exploitation for commercial reasons. A child worker becomes alienated from the rest of the family, has low self esteem,& is likely to engage in self destructive behaviour.

VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS FOR STOPPING CHILD LABOUR


NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES -

- Need to ratify the UN convention on the rights of the child. - An effective legal system to be introduced to check employment of children below 14 years through proper legislation. - Proper monitoring & implementing authorities- to implement various acts passed .

N.G.Os -

- Assist government agencies in implementing various pieces of legislation. - Identify areas where child labour exists & bring to the notice of government. - Organise rehabilitation centers to shelter children removed from work sites.

Civil society / Peoples forum

- Create awareness among parents & the public about the effect of child labour on children. - Motivate parents to send their children to school. - Organise counselling sessions for parents & children.

Corporate entities

- Banning of child labour in their mission. - Introduce welfare schemes for children. Individual social service - Resist any form of child labour. - Openly oppose child labour activities which comes to their notice without any fear.

INSPITE OF VARIOUS LEGISLATIONS -CHILD LABOUR EXIST-WHY???


1st-main cause poverty

percentage- 37% urban population 39%rural population 2nd-lack of education facilities-rural area 3rd-migration of adult labour with children to urban towns.

MERITS OF CHILD LABOUR


Can bring money to the family.
Child gets to learn a trade that can be

use later in their life. Decrease of prices. Faster production of items. Decrease use of man power. Make works of people easy.

DEMERITS OF CHILD LABOUR


Create economic disturbances

among countries. Divide world into rich & poor. Effects mental & physical health of children. Increases the death rate among children. Spoils the future of children.

CONSLUSION
All stake holders should jointly

resist child labour using what means available. Networking of international NGOs working for child labour has to create advocacy with various departments to ban child labour.

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