Child Labour in India 印度童工问题

CHILDLABOURININDIAGroup:PTeacher:TimRobinsonGroupmembers:Tam(NguyenLeMinhTam)_N0535844Fiona(KeXipengdi)_N0496371BoBo(QiJingbo)_N0488836OUTLINE123IntroductionMainpartConclusioncausesimpactssolutions1INTRODUCTIONUnitedNation’sConventionontheRightsofthechilddefines“childrenasage18andunderisachild”InIndia,ageunder14yearsoldisachildChildlabour“isthepracticeofengagingchildrenineconomicactivity,onpart-timeorfulltimebasic”[GovernmentofIndia,Sep2012,CHILDRENININDIA2012]

Nearly17millionIndianchildrenaged5-15engagedinworks2KEYFACTS“7thAllIndiaEducationSurvey”:90%workingchildrenareinruralIndia25%ofthevictimsofcommercialsexualexploitationinIndiaarebelow18yearsofage.Approximately2millionchildcommercialsexworkersbetweentheageof5and153CAUSESKeepthelabourcostdownemployunskilledchildrenSupplementfamilyincome4Poverty(mainpurpose):CAUSESILO,UnitedStatesPoliciestoAddressChildlabourGlobally,2010:E“Borntoparentswhothemselveswereuneducatedchildworkers,manychildworkersareforcedtocontinueatraditionthatleavesthemchainedtoalifeofpoverty”Notrealisetheneedofphysicalanddevelopmentofachild.Cycleofpoverty5ParentalIlliteracy:CAUSESIndiaisthesecondmostpopulatedcountryintheworld.Familyhavelotsofchildrenfinancialissueschildrenhavetowork.“Workingchildrencontributedatleast20percentofhouseholdincome”(ILO)Unemploymentfortheadults.6OverPopulation:CAUSESMNCstendtoemploychildworkers,especiallyinthegarment(clothing)industryLesspay,moreworkDifficultforadultstofindjobsUrbanization:7IMPACTSHelpfamilyreducefinancialburdenAcquiresomelow-levelskills(forexample,plantvegetables,polishshoes,washdishes,delivernewspaper,etc.)

8PositiveImpacts:IMPACTS9NegativeImpacts:

Forchildren

Forcountry:ChildlabordecreasesIndiancompetitivenesandreputation

ChildlabordamageschildrenhealthChildlabordepriveschildrenofstudyingchancesHEALTHIMPACTS10PhysicalHealth:longworkingtime+heavylaborintensity+hazardousworkingconditionsphysicalhealthdamagehttp://www.newnotizie.it/2011/02/unicef-diminuisce-lavoro-minorile-cifre/to-go-with-story-india-child-labourHEALTHIMPACTS11PsychologicalHealth:workcategoryand/orabusiverelationshipwithemployerspsychologicalhealthdamage/Trafficking+of+Women+and+Children+in+South+AsiaEDUCATIONOFCHILDLABOUR12povertychildlabourlackofeducationaviciouscircleCHILDLABOURANDINDIA13Alargenumberofchildworkersmake

IndialosecorecompetitivenessinglobalcompetitionChildlabourercanreducethereputationofIndiaNegativeImpactsonIndia:SOLUTIONSOFCHILDLABOUR14SOLUTIONSOFCHILDLABOURInternationaleffortsLocalgovernmentresponsibility15EliminatePoverty:SOLUTIONSOFCHILDLABOUR16LegalSupport:TheConstitutionofIndia(26January1950)Nationallegislativedevelopment17NationalLegislation:

TheChildLabour(ProhibitionandRegulation)Act,1986TheFactoriesAct,1948TheMinesAct,1952TheJuvenileJustice(CareandProtection)ofChildrenAct,2000TheMinimumWagesAct,1948TheRightofChildrentoFreeandCompulsoryEducationAct,2009SOLUTIONSOFCHILDLABOUR18EncourageEducation:GovernmentPolicesandprogrammes e.g.NCLPsinIndiaNon-governmentOrganization e.g.MVFoundationSOLUTIONSOFCHILDLABOUR19ReplaceChildWorkerbyAdultWmotingFairTradeCONCLUSION20Thefutureofthecommunityisinthewellbeingofchildren.Childlabourdeniesthebasicrightofachild.GovernmentofIndiahasalotofeffortissuestillremainsandneedsmoresolutions.BIBLIOGRAPHY21ANON,1996.Title:Childlabourpersistsaroundtheworld:morethan13percentofchildren10-14areemployed[online].Availableat:/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_008058/lang--en/index.htm[Accessed:August212013]ANON,2002.Title:StatisticsofUnderprivilegedchildreninIndia[online].Availableat:/site/know_us/cry_america_and_child_rights/statistics_underprivileged_chi.html[Accessed:August192013]ANON,2012.Title:India’stobaccogirls[online].Availableat:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18391652[Accessed:August202013]ANON.,2013.India:Reformanti-traffickinglawstobetterprotectsextraffickingvictims[online].EQUALITYNOW.Availableat/survivorstories/ayesha[Accessed10August2013]ANON.,2009.ChildlabourinIndia.Wikipedia[[online].Availableat:/wiki/Child_labour_in_India[Accessed6August2013]ANON.,2009.EducationinIndia.Wikipedia[[online].Availableat:/wiki/Education_in_India[Accessed10August2013]BIBLIOGRAPHY22COONGHE,C.J.Title:IntroducingchildlabourinIndia,withspecialreferencetothehazardschildlabourersface.[online].Availableat:http://www.oikonomia.it/pages/ott2000/introducingchildlabourinindi.htm[Accessed:August202013]EXTREMECHILDLABOURinINDIA,2009.[Documentary].Availableat:/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=o2VFOzH1Qr0[Accessed12August2013]GOVERNMENTOFINDIA,September2012,Childrenengagedinwork.In:ChildreninIndia2012–Astatisticalappraisal,2012,pp70-76.INTERNATIONALLABOURORGANIZATION,2004.ChildLabourandResponses:overviewnote–India[online],(16September2009).Availableat:/legacy/english/regions/asro/newdelhi/ipec/responses/india/national.htm[Accessed12August2013]KERKETA,B.2013,Title:CasestudyonSivakasifireworksindustry.B[onlineblog].19March.Availableat:http://hs6110-child-labour.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html[Accessed:August192013]BIBLIOGRAPHY2