CHILD LABOUR

A Presentation from
S.Y. BMS Students
GROUP MEMBERS
PARAG AWATE(75)
ANUP WALHEKAR(77)
AJAY AVHAD(92)
RUCHIR KELKAR(78)
ANURAG SURYAVANSHI(115)
DEEPAK HAMIRANI(76)
 INTRODUCTION

CHILD HAS BECOME AN

IMPORTANT
“SOCIAL ISSUE” IN A DEVELOPING
COUNTRY LIKE INDIA
 CHILD LABOUR
Child labour represent a
fundamental abuse of
children rights are a
violation of various laws.
Many working children
are engaged in occupations
that negatively affect there
physical, mental and
emotional wellbeing and
are below their minimum
age for employment
SPECIAL FOCUS ON INDIA
CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA
• According to the amendment in child labour act
1986, a ban is imposed on employing children
• Age group between 5-14 years
• More than 120 million children's around the
world
• 44million children's in India
• U.P. has the highest number of child labours
• More than 80% are employed in villages, that
also in agriculture and non-formal activities like
livestock rearing, fishing etc
 CHILD ABUSE
A recent study on Child Abuse: India 2007,
conducted by Ministry of Women and Child
development (GOI) revealed that across
different kinds of abuse, it is young children,
in the 5-12 year group, who are most at risk of
abuse and exploitation.
 PHYSICAL ABUSE
•Two out of every three children were physically abused.

•Out of 69% children physically abused 54.68% were boys.

•Over 50% children were being subjected to one or the other

form of physical abuse

•Out of those children physically abused in family

situations, 88.6% were physically abused by parents.

•The State of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar and Delhi have

almost consistently reported higher rates of abuse in all
forms as compared to other states.

•50.2% children worked seven days a week.

 SEXUAL ABUSE
• 53.22% children reported having faced one or more forms
of sexual abuse.

• Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar and Delhi reported the

highest percentage of sexual abuse among both boys and
girls.

• 21.90% child respondents reported facing severe forms of

sexual abuse and 50.76% other forms of sexual abuse.

• Children in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi

reported the highest incidence of sexual assault.

• 50% abuses are persons known to the child or in a position

of trust and responsibility.
 FACTS
• According to the Indian census of 1991, there are 11.28 million
working children under the age of fourteen years in India.
• Over 85% of this child labour is in the country's rural areas,
working in agricultural activities such as fanning, livestock
rearing, forestry and fisheries
• The world’s highest number of working children is in India. ILO
estimates that 218 million children were involved in child labour
in 2004, of which 126 million were engaged in hazardous work.
• Estimates from 2000 study suggest that 5.7 million were in
forced or bonded labour, 1.8 million in prostitution and
pornography and 1.2 million were victims of trafficking. In India,
1104 lakh children are working as labourers.
• The Hindi belt, including Bihar, Madhya Pradesh,
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, account for 1.27 crore
working children in the country, engaged in both
hazardous and non-hazardous occupations and
processes.
• Over 19 lakh child labourers in the 5-14 age group
are in Uttar Pradesh. Rajasthan accounts for over 12.6
lakh workers followed by Bihar with over 11 lakh and
Madhya Pradesh with 10.6 lakh.
• However, according to the 2001 census, in state-wise
distribution of working children in the 5-14 age group,
Andhra Pradesh with 13.6 lakh child labour stands
second in the national list after UP.
 REASONS
• ‘Poverty’ is the main push factor
• Parental illiteracy
• Absence of universal compulsory Primary education
• Ignorance of the parents about the adverse consequences
of child labour
• Ineffective enforcement of the legal
provisions pertaining to child labour
• Lack of educational facilities or poor quality of
education
• Employers prefer children as they constitute
cheap labour and they are not able to
organize themselves  against  exploitation
 LAWS OF CHILD LABOUR
IN INDIA
• The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986
prohibits employment of children below the age of 14
years in any factory or any hazardous employment
• Any person who employs child he is liable for
punishment with imprisonment for 3 month which can be
extended to 1 year or 20,000Rs fine
• It Provides free and compulsory education for all children
until they complete the age of 14 years
• Many beggar childrens and other similar forms of forced
labour are prohibited and violation of this provision shall
be
• an offence punishable in accordance with law
 CONSEQUENCES
• Adult unemployment
• Depreciation in wages
• Increased abuse of children
• Increased bottlenecks in the development
process
• Wasted human resources
• Wasted human talents and skills
• Suffer injuries and illness from work
• Not accessible to education
 AWARENESS
• Widespread awareness generation to create a positive
climate for children to go to school and not to work.

• Effective utilization of print and electronic media.

• Programme are to be conducted on child rights.

• Incentive should be given to teachers by way of ‘Best

Teacher Award' for enrolment of child laborers and
dropouts into Formal Schools.
• Observance of a specific day as ‘Anti Child Labour
Day’. (June 12th is being observed as Anti Child Labour
Day by ILO)
 CHILDLINE
• Introduction
• Started in 1978
• Situated all over INDIA in
73 cities
• Started in 1996 in Mumbai
as a ‘CHILD INDIA
FOUNDATION’, Grant
Road
• Works under CHILD
WELFARE COMMITTEE
(CWC)
• Has large networking
system
VISIT TO CHILDLINE
 CHILDLINE IN KALYAN
• From last five years in Kalyan
• Head In charge - Mr.SHARAD
• Toll free no. 1098
• Name is ‘AASRA SANSTHA’ in Kalyan
• It covers Dombivli to Badlapur and Kalyan to Titwala
• Last year received 1,30,000 calls
• 30,000 calls have been fulfilled up till now
• Hires Professional Counsellors for child rehabilitation
and to develop them mentally and socially
WHAT ‘WE’ CAN DO AS A PERSON
TO STOP CHILD LABOUR ?
• To donate funds in NGOs working for
the rehabilitation of street children
• To make the rural people aware about
the benefits of education
• To provide free education for the
orphans
• To contact NGOs and make them
aware about child labour happening in
our society
• To start campaign against child labour.
• To help the government to stop child
labour
 CONCLUSION
CHILD LABOUR IS A CURSE TO THE
INDIAN SOCIETY AS WELL AS OUR
ECONOMY. ALONG WITH THE
GOVERNMENT WE ALSO HAVE TO
KNOW ABOUT OUR
RESPONSIBILITIES AND SHOULD
TAKE CORRECTIVE MEASURES TO
STOP CHILD LABOUR SO THAT WE
CAN HAVE A BETTER AND
DEVELOPED INDIA
SUBITTED TO :-PROF. MR ANIL TIWARI