| CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA CHILD LABOUR(harish).pptx (Size: 2.57 MB / Downloads: 17) 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. Who Is a Child Labour? Children are the greatest gift to humanity and the same gift is being misused for personal gains as child labour.. person
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Child labour situation The National Child Labour survey‚1 conducted in 1996 by the Federal Bureau of Statistics‚ found 3.3 million of the 40 million children (in the 5-14 years age group) to be economically active2 on a full-time basis. Of the 3.3 million working children‚ 73 per cent (2.4 million) were boys and 27 per cent (0.9 million)‚ girls. Children’s contribution to work in rural areas is about eight times greater than in urban areas. The number of economically active children in the 10-14
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THEOCARCY- religious group rules TYRANNY- form of dictatorship‚ tyrant holds vast if not absolute power BIRT THIS HOUSE SUPPORTS CHILD LABOUR Individual VS a whole PROP Arguments: 1. 3rd world countries depend on child labour 2. Safer methods can be used to protect the children-child labour does not have to be immoral-“CHILD DOMESTIC WORK” 1. Child labour supports several 3rd world countries’ economies‚ cannot be simply removed with the hopes that these countries will sustain Economic
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Child labour in India Of 12.6 million children in hazardous occupations‚ India has the highest number of labourers in the world under 14 years of age.[1] Although the Constitution of India guarantees free and compulsory education to children between the age of 6 to 14 and prohibits employment of children younger than 14 in any hazardous environment‚ child labour is present in almost all sectors of the Indian economy[2] Companies including Gap‚[3] Primark‚[4] Monsanto[5] etc have been criticised
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India has the largest number of child labourers in the world. Since 1933‚ various laws have been enacted but the issue exists continuously on larger grounds. According to the National Sample Survey Organisation‚ nearly 16.4 million Indian children aged 5-14 are engaged in various works while the World Bank puts that figure at 44 million. The Ministry of Labour issued a notification on October 10‚ 2006‚ for banning child labour and warns those who choose child labour of imprisonment. But‚ at present
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Nike and child labour Nike is a household name when it comes to sports apparel and equipment. It has worked hard to burnish its image‚ especially by garnering endorsements from big names in the sports world‚such as Michael Jordan. But in 1996 its silver image began to tarnish. It knew it was in trouble when an article on child labour in Pakistan appeared in Life magazine with a picture of a 12-year-old boy sewing a Nike soccer ball in a factory‚ and activists started showing up in front
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Philosopher- Ian Paul Point: Child Labour can be Stopped by Changing International Trade Policies. -Remaining cases of child labour should be gently taken away following economic improvement - It should be removed slowly and still provide support for families who need it -CHILD LABOUR- unicef defines child labour as- ages 5-11 working one hour or more for wages‚ or twenty-eight hours at home; ages twelve to twenty-four working fourteen hours or more for wages‚ or twenty-eight hours at
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certain particular context‚ work formed a part of the training process of the child and prepared him for adult life and did not involve exploitation. ( Weiner‚ M. 1991) 4. In India there is law that children under the age of 18 should not work but‚ there is no outright ban on child labor‚ and the practice is generally permitted in most industries except those deemed "hazardous". Although a law in October 2006 banned child labor in hotels‚ restaurants‚ and as domestic servants‚ there continues to
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work in inhuman conditions for 10 to 15 hours a day which may include dhabas‚brick kilns‚small factories and cottage industries.even small children are seen selling newspapers and other articles on the road which may be a risk to their lives. the child workers are generally ill fed and treated like bonded labourers.they are often beaten at the slightest excuse and even underpaid. in south india‚thousands of children work in fire crackers and match factories.many of them get killed in accidents and
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Case on Child Labour Gap Admits Possible Child Labor Problem Journalist Videotapes Conditions at Subcontractor Plant; Gap Official Tells ABC News‚ ’This Is Completely Unacceptable’ By HILARY BROWN‚ LONDON‚ Oct. 28‚ 2007 The multi-billion dollar global fashion company Gap has admitted that it may have unknowingly used child labor in the production of a line of children’s clothing in India. This followed allegations by an investigative reporter based in Delhi‚ whose story was splashed across two
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