Child Labour
Gopal Rao Ambeer1208C003
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AgendaWhat is Child Labour?Child Labour TodayFacts on Child LabourCauses of Child LabourChild Labour LawsChild Labour in IndiaStop Child LabourReferences
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What is Child Labour?The most innocent phase in human life is
childhoodWorking child who is under the age specified
by law It is considered illegal by law and customChild Labour is not child workChild Labour hampers the physical,
intellectual, emotional and moral development of child
It is considered a human right issue
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Working area of children
HOTELS FACTORIES and Brick Works
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Working area of children (cont..)
STREETS
COAL MINES
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Child Labour Today
14.4%30.1%
11.6%
17.7%
24%
20.5%11.2%
41.3%
25.8%
31.4%
4.5%16.1% 6.7% 0% 1.8%
India BangladeshChina PakistanTurkey Cote D’lvoire Egypt KenyaNigeria SenegalArgetina BrazilMexico ItalyProtugal
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Key facts on Child Labour (ILO)246 million children are child
labourers73 million working children are less
than 10 years oldEvery year, 22,000 children die in
work-related accidents127 million – age 14 and under are in
the Asia-Pacific region8.4 million children are trapped in
slavery, trafficking, debt bondage
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Causes of Child LabourPovertyOver PopulationParental Illiteracy and want more
incomeLack of schools for studyHigh education and living costWeak laws to protectAdult unemployment and UrbanizationLack of education and exposureWrong intention of factories
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Child Labour LawsChildren [Pledging of Labour] Act
(1933) Employment of Children Act (1938) Child Labour -Prohibition and
Regulation Act International Programme for the
Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)
The Mines Act (1952) Merchant Shipping Act (1958) The Motor Transport Workers Act
(1961) The Atomic Energy Act (1962)
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Child Labour in IndiaIndia accounts for the second highest
number where child labour in the world is concerned
Child Labour is a source of income for poor families
80% child labourers in India are employed in the agriculture sector
Landholding in agricultural areas and caste system in the rural areas
The study found that a child’s income accounted for between 34 and 37 % of the total household income
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Stop Child LabourChild labor is a global problemProvision of free and compulsory
educationTackling poverty, and creating decent
work for adultsSocial awareness and activismStrictly implementation of laws
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Referenceshttp://www.hrw.org/children/labor.ht
mhttp://info.worldbank.org/etools/doc
s/library/76309/dc2002/proceedings/pdfppt/guatemalachild.pdf
http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/sweat/guatemala.htm
http://www.childinfo.org/labour_countrydata.php
http://www.unicef.orghttp://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A010
7596.html
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Thank You