What is Child Labor? The current situation around the world. Who is working to eliminate it? Can it be tamed? Laws made to stop it.

1. CHILD LABOR

4. Distribution Density

5. All Child labor %
Dangerous
work
%
5–11 years old 838,800 109,700 13.1 60,500 7.2
12–14 years
old
360,600 76,000 21.1 50,800 14.1
5–14 years old 1,199,400 186,300 15.5 111,300 9.3
15–17 years
old
332,100 59,200 17.8 59,200 17.8
Boy 786,600 132,200 16.8 95,700 12.2
Girl 744,900 113,300 15.2 74,800 10.5
Total 1,531,500 245,500 16.0 170,500 11.1

7. AROUND THE WORLD

8. IN INDIA
o HISTORY
o BONDED CHILD LABOR
o LAWS

9. ACTS AGAINST CHILD LABOR
 The Factories Act of 1948
 The Mines Act of 1952
 The Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986
 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) of Children Act of 2000
 The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2009

10. MAIN CAUSES
 Poverty
Poverty

11. China: 1,367,485,388
India : 1,251,695,584
Overpopulation
Unemployment
Poverty
Overpopulation

12. Orphans
Unemployment of elders and Urbanization
Absence of compulsory Education
Children - Cheap Source of labor
Family Tradition

13. • Child Trafficking (Forced Labor)
• Illegal Activities
• Sexual Exploitation

14. How it affects the Economy

15. Consequences/Effects
 Threatens children’s physical, mental, or emotional well-being
 Violates Human rights
 Physical Injuries
 Growth Deficiency
 Long term Health Problem
 Exhaustion and Malnutrition
 HIV/AID and other sexually transmitted
 Economic Issue

16. Organizations & Solutions

17. The Most Well known Organizations
 International Labor Organization
They are responsible for making sure that decent labor standers
are in place including not involving child in non suitable
environment.

18. The Most Well known Organizations
 The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund
Their duties are exemplified in supporting child survival, development,
and education.

19. Solutions
 Enforcing laws against this phenomena
Examples:
I. The Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986 in India.
II. The Compulsory Education Law (PRC Labor Law) in China.

20. Solutions
 Embargo companies who use child labor

21. THANK
YOU!