This document summarizes the issue of child labor in India. It begins by sharing a poem expressing a child's desire to learn and earn. It then provides statistics on the number of child laborers according to census data. The main causes of child labor are identified as poverty, lack of awareness, poor government implementation of policies, human trafficking, natural disasters, and social factors. The government's measures to address child labor are outlined, including constitutional provisions, acts, and enforcement data. Suggestions are made for further actions needed by the government and youth. Causes of poverty and lack of education are explored, and examples of child labor in different industries are described.

1. CHILD-LABOUR
BY : ALKANJ SHUKLA
TECH ID: TECH53627

2. Introduction:
“My greatest dream is to learn,
And to get a job by it and earn,
when I see other school going boys,my heart burns,
With desire to study,alas my heart can also yearn“
Bringiging to notice:
A BLEMISHING ISSUE OF INDIA
“ CHILD LABOUR”
When you produce a bullet, you commit another sin against mankind, but when
you
make a toy or a book you bring hope and smile to a child
Small hands can handle a pen better, lend your support to abolish child labor
“My greatest dream is to learn,
And to get a job by it and earn”

3. FACTS AND
FIGURES:
According to the Census 2001 figures there are
1.26 crore working children in the age group of 514 as compared to the total child population of
25.2 crore. There are approximately 12 lakhs
children working in the hazardous
occupations/processes which are covered under
the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act
i.e. 18 occupations and 65 processes. However,
as per survey conducted by National Sample
Survey Organization (NSSO) in 2004-05, the
number of working children is estimated at 90.75
lakh.
Articles from “Times of
India”:

4. CAUSES OF CHILD LABOUR
POVERTY

In 2010, the World Bank reported that
32.7% of all people in India fall below
the international poverty
line of US$ 1.25 per day (PPP) while
68.7% live on less than US$ 2 per day.

Improper family planning( one father
four children)

Their parents wish to educate them,
but hunger overtakes the hope of
education.

Due to need of money children from
slums are told to work.

5. AWARENESS

The 2011 census says 74.04%
people in India are literate,
however, indicated a 2001–2011
decadal literacy growth of 9.2%,
which is the slower than the growth
seen during the previous decade.

These illiterate parents think of
education to be worthless.

Inherited job

Example:

Thousands of child labors in bangle
industries in Firozabadh (Delhi).

6. GOVERNMENT

Children have to walk miles , cross rivers to reach the
school which kills their interest.

More over there is no control over the teachers
Due to which they beat children
Often not coming to take classes
Do corruption in schemes such as “MID-DAY MEAL”.
Rotten mid day meal.

Govt. policies are not effectively implemented.

Not proper campaigning & advertising .

Politicians not interested in education matters.

7. HUMAN TRAFFICKING

According to Global Voices approximately 90% of
the 200,000 humans trafficked in India every year
are victims of inter-state trafficking and are sold
within the country.

According to a 6 year long analysis conducted by
Empower People, 23% of girls from West Bengal are
trafficked. Bihar is next at 17% followed by Assam
(13%), Andhra Pradesh (11%), Orissa (8%) and
Kerala (6%).

These children are forcefully handicapped and are
being compelled to beg.

Girls children are often sexually molested.

These children have to work at “DHABAS, TEA
SHOPS” .

8. MIGRATION,NATURAL CALAMITIES AND
ANTI-SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

When people migrate from one place to another For example India,
Pakistan, Bangladesh divided lakhs of people migrate which result in loss of
their school, friends and ultimately looses interest in school.

Also due to natural calamities such as floods, draught leads to loss of
education source.

Also terrorism or some social issues the most relevant example of such case
is jammu and Kashmir where school are closed for uncertain time period.

These factors not directly but ultimately, leads to child labour.

9. MENTALITY

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education
Act or Right to Education Act (RTE), is an Indian
legislation enacted by the Parliament of India on 4
August 2009, which describes the importance of free
and compulsory education for children between 6- 14
years in India under Article 21a of the Indian
Constitution.

Generally rich people does not really want poor children
to study with their children.

10. MAPS AND CHARTS:
VEN DIAGRAM SHOWING ALIGNATION OF
CHILDREN TOWADRS DIFFERENT JOBS:

11. GOVERNMENT’S MEASURES:
CONSTITUTIONAL ARTICLES ON CHILD
LABOUR:
Article
Title
Description
ENFORCEMENT FIG. ON CHILD
LABOUR:
Year
Inspections
Violations
Prosecutions Convictions
The State shall provide free and compulsory
21A
education to all children of the age of 6 to 14
351279
9979
12705
617
355629
2709
11149
742
2009
295572
1719
11033
1312
2010
years in such manner as the State, by law, may
2007
2008
Right to Education
213544
2219
8854
1226
2011
39963
1258
3904
366
Total
1255987
17884
47645
4263
determine.
Prohibition of
24
No child below the age fourteen years shall be
Employment of Children’s employed in work in any factory or mine or
in Factories
engaged in any other hazardous employment.
That the health and strength of workers, men and
The state shall in
39
women, and the tender age of children are not
Particular direct its policy
abused and that citizens are not forced by
towards securing
economic necessity to enter avocations unsuited
to their age or strength

12. RULES AND REGULATIONS:
The Constitution of India (26 January 1950), through various articles
enshrined in the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State
Policy, lays down that:




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No child below the age of 14 years shall be employed to work in any factory or
mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment (Article 24);
The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age six
to 14 years. (Article 21 (A));
The State shall direct its policy towards securing that the health and strength of
workers, men and women and the tender age of children are not abused and that
they are not forced by economic necessity to enter vocations unsuited to their age
and strength (Article 39-e);
Children shall be given opportunities and facilities to develop in a healthy manner
and in conditions of freedom and dignity and that childhood and youth shall be
protected against moral and material abandonment (Article 39-f);
The State shall endeavour to provide within a period of 10 years from the
commencement of the Constitution for free and compulsory education for all
children until they complete the age of 14 years (Article 45).

13. Q). WHAT ELSE THE GOVT. SHOULD
DO?

For every M.L.A./M.P. it should be made
a rule that each of them will have to
make a decided number of schools in
their areas within their ruling period.

The govt. laws against the corrupts
should be very strict like fines.

Advertisements on child labour should
also be shown in star plus , colours etc.

14. Q). WHAT SHOULD WE DO AS A YOUTH?

It should be made compulsory for every educational institute to
operate an active club working to educate poor children.

If we encounter any child labour , we should immediately
complain to the authorities.

We should never give money to child beggars, instead we should
give them food, books, clothes etc. because money spoils.

15. REFERENCES:
FOR FACTS AND FIGURES
 TIMES
OF INDIA
 Childinindia.org.in
 labour.nic.in