Child Labour ppt

CHILD LABOURCHILD LABOUR

PRESENTED BY

Mani AgarwalIITTM

Child labourChild labourDefinition

A A child labour….child labour….

is under the age of eighteen.is under the age of eighteen.

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

The Constitution of India

"The State shall endeavor to provide within a period of ten years

from the commencement of this Constitution, free and compulsory education

for all children until they complete the age of 14 years."

Directive Principles of State Policy, 1950“No child below the age of 14 years shall be employed

to work in a factory or mines or engaged in any other hazardous employment”{article-24}.

Child Population in IndiaChild Population in IndiaIndia has the highest number of children in the world.

More than one third of country’s population is below 18 years

Approximately 40% of the population (around 440 million) is children

Status of Children in IndiaStatus of Children in India

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

world◦ 40% of child malnutrition in developing world◦ 50% of the child mortality◦ Reducing number of girls in 0-6 age group- for every

1000 boys 927 girls◦ 46% children from ST and 38% SC out of school◦ High school dropout specially among girls◦ High rate of child marriage:

37% of literate & 51% of illiterate girls are married below 1810% 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 childrenChildren of sex workersAbused, tortured and exploited Children indulging in substance abuseChildren affected by natural calamities,

emergencies and man made disastersChildren with disabilitiesChild beggarsIlliterate children

Protection IssuesProtection Issues

Protecting children in difficult circumstancesElimination of child labourProtecting children from being trafficked for

commercial and sexual exploitation.

Existing ProgrammesExisting Programmes

The existing schemes & programmes of GOI includes:◦ A Programme for Juvenile Justice◦ Scheme for Working Children in need of care and

protection◦ Integrated Programme for Street Children◦ Shishu Greha Scheme◦ General Grant-in-aid Scheme◦ CHILDLINE-24 hour help line for children in distress◦ Rajiv Gandhi national crèche scheme for the children of

working mothers◦ Pilot Project to Combat the Trafficking of Women and

Children for Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Destination Areas

◦ Scheme for assistance to institutions/VO’s for care and support to children affected by HIV/AIDS

Critical Steps

Identify children, causes

of child labor and barriers to

education

Build capacity of education system to

absorb and nurture children

Withdraw children and

place in educational

settings

(transitional, formal,

vocational)

Strengthen capacity of children to succeed in educational

settings (including through

mainstreaming)

Improve quality and

relevance of education

Mon

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d

Evaluation

Program and Policy

Applications

GapsGaps

Lack of qualitative and quantitative data on:◦Children in need of care & protection◦Children in conflict with law◦Institutional Care system

Standards of care not established and implemented

Inadequate infrastructure under JJ system, like constitution of:◦Juvenile Justice Boards◦Child Welfare Committees◦Special Juvenile Police Units

Lack of non-institutional and family based care system for children

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.