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Introduction Conclusion Problems Of Child Labour Who Is a Child Labour? Health Hazard Different Sectors How Children are Exploited? Problems At Work Place Recommendation & Roles of Govt. C O N T E N T S

INTRODUCTION Child Labour, consisting of children below 14 years of age, is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) Child labour is a universal problem and as a citizen of India we must strive to take stern actions against child labour.

Children are the greatest gift to humanity and the same gift is being misused for personal gains as child labour.. WHO IS A CHILD LABOUR? person who has not completed his 14th year of age,such person engaged for wages, whether in cash or in kind, is a child worker.

Child labour is more a rural phenomenon than an urban phenomenon. Due to acute poverty poor families residing in rural areas send their children to urban areas for bread and butter. WHO IS A CHILD LABOUR?

DIFFERENT SECTORS In India children are employed both in organized and unorganized sectors in rural and urban areas of which 90 percent is in rural areas. Children are engaged in activities like so wing,weeding, harvesting, tending of cattle, shoe-polishing, rag picking, beedi making, construction activities, hotel sand restaurants work, helper at garages, households and soon.

HOW CHILDREN ARE EXPLOITED? Children are damaged physically, emotionally, morally and intellectually. Bangladeshi girls and women trafficked for sexual exploitation to Pakistan, and boys were trafficked to Gulf States to work as camel jockeys, says US Dept. of State.

Children are forced to work in the most hazardous, unhygienic conditions, where they are vulnerable to many severe health problems. UNICEF states 14 percent of children between 5-14years are involved in child labour. HOW CHILDREN ARE EXPLOITED?

PROBLEMS OF CHILD LABOUR Child labour occurs even in developed countries.(United States,Europe,etc,.) Children of ethnic minorities, immigrants, and marginalized groups are affected. Children are exposed to many health hazards at working places.

PROBLEMS OF CHILD LABOUR They are preferred to adult workers as children are less aware of their rights, accept dangerous work, more obedient and easier to exploit Victims of many diseases( Phossy Jaw,Cancer etc,.)

PROBLEMS AT WORK PLACE Lack of basic facilities Lack of first-aid facilities No break in between working hours Harassment by employers No compensation for injuries

SL. NO. OCCUPATION HEALTH HAZARDS 1 Beedi industry Chronic bronchitis and tuberculosis 2 Glass Industry Asthma, T.B., Eye problem 3 Handloom Industry Asthma, T.B. 4 Saari and Embroidery Eye defects 5 Gem and Diamond cutting Eye defects HEALTH HAZARD

SL. NO. OCCUPATION HEALTH HAZARDS 6 Construction Stunted growth of child 7 Rag picking Tetanus, skin diseases 8 Pottery Asthma, Bronchitis,T.B 9 Stone quarries/ Slate quarri es Silicosin HEALTH HAZARD

RECOMMENDATION

ROLE OF GOVERNMENT Role of NGOs: Have an important role to play in the elimination of child labour. Government does not have the infrastructure to reach every section of the society and particularly the millions who work and live in remote areas. NGOs can act as a bridge between hard-to-reach areas and the government.

ROLE OF GOVERNMENT Role of Media:The role of media in elimination of child labour is one of the most important components of the process of total human development. The media should expose defaulting firms or business houses that clandestinely employ children and violate laws relating to child labour.

ROLE OF GOVERNMENT The government should give certain monetary or if need be non-monetary incentives to the families that live Below Poverty Line (BPL) to avoid child labour so that their children can be sent to school. Effective state intervention to eliminate inequities, including class and caste barriers to employment and other opportunities in areas such as health and education, will put an end to child labour.

CONCLUSION There is a plethora of laws but nothing can eradicate child labour unless there is awareness among parents and children, which will go a long way in saving the future of millions of working children in India. Lastly instead of blaming the "supply side", we must focus on the "demand side'.

When the setting sun asked, Who shall do the rest? A little lamp offered I shall do my best. -RABINDRANATH TAGORE WE ALL CAN HELP