Child labour

CHILD LABOURCHILD LABOUR

PRESENTED BY:

Pramit Karmakar

Child labourChild labourDefinition

A A child labour….child labour….

is under the age of fifteen.is under the age of fifteen.

receives extremely little or no pay.receives extremely little or no pay.

is controlled by violence or other is controlled by violence or other threats.threats.

has no option to leave the has no option to leave the situation.situation.

has no access to education or has no access to education or health care.health care.

The Vicious Cycle

Lack ofEducation

Poverty

Child Labor

Child labour is a problemChild labour is a problemChild labour is a problemChild labour is a problem

Because it jeopardizesBecause it jeopardizesBecause it jeopardizesBecause it jeopardizes

HealthHealth

HumanHumanrightsrights

FutureFuture

EducationEducation

Status of Children in IndiaStatus of Children in India

India has ◦ highest rate of neo-natal deaths (around 35%) in

the world◦ 50% of the child mortality◦ Reducing number of girls in 0-6 age group- for

every 1000 boys 927 girls◦ High school dropout specially among girls◦ High rate of child marriage:

37% of literate & 51% of illiterate girls are married below 18

10% of literate & 15% of illiterate boys are married below 18

Children in Need of Care & Children in Need of Care & Protection…Protection…

Orphans, abandoned & destitute Missing or run-away childrenStreet & working childrenAbused, tortured and exploited Children affected by natural calamities, emergencies and man made disastersChildren with disabilitiesChild beggarsIlliterate children

Protection IssuesProtection Issues

Protecting children in difficult circumstances

Elimination of child labourProtecting children from being trafficked

for commercial and sexual exploitation.

How should we combat with child labour?

Awareness of the problemAwareness of the problem

ConcreteConcreteActionAction

programsprograms

ConcreteConcreteActionAction

programsprograms

Labour Labour Standards Standards

Labour Labour Standards Standards

By governments andBy governments andSectoral & global partnershipsSectoral & global partnerships

By governments andBy governments andSectoral & global partnershipsSectoral & global partnerships

Ratification, applicationRatification, application & supervision& supervision

Ratification, applicationRatification, application & supervision& supervision

Combating child labour with knowledge

This will takeConsiderableCommitment,Perseverance,

Resources, and Harmonizing

Among Partners

worldwide

This will takeConsiderableCommitment,Perseverance,

Resources, and Harmonizing

Among Partners

worldwide

To promote the political will and hild h

SUGGESTIONTo promote the political will and commitment of individual governments to

eliminate child labor, in cooperation with employers, workers, NGO’s and others.