This document discusses child labor, providing definitions, statistics, causes, consequences, solutions and challenges. Some key points: - Child labor deprives children of their childhood, potential, dignity and education. It involves physically, socially and morally dangerous work. - Over 218 million children worldwide are involved in child labor. Asia accounts for 61% of child labor. - India has an estimated 12.6 million child laborers, many working as bonded laborers or domestic helps. Major causes include poverty, lack of education, population growth and ineffective enforcement. - Consequences are children missing education and risks to health, development and well-being. Efforts are being made through laws, rehabilitation programs, NGOs

1. Ankur Raina
Jagmohan Minda
Naman Gupta
Sanya Shahi

2. The change starts within each one of us, and ends only when all
children are free to be children.”
– Craig Kielburger
 Families with normal lives and a
steady income have parents who
go to work and children who go
to school and have time to play
 “Children are the future of the
country…”

3. CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION
 CAUSES
 CONSEQUENCES
 SOLUTIONS
 CHALLENGES
 CONCLUSION

6. WHAT IS CHILD LABOUR
Child labour is a work that deprives children of
 Childhood
 Potential
 Dignity
 Education
It is a work that is
 Physically
 Socially
 Morally dangerous
 Harmful to children

7. FACTS
 218 million children, aged 5 - 17 are involved in child labour
worldwide
 1 in 6 children work globally
 International labour Organization (ILO) estimates
that more than 2/3rd of all child labour work in the
agricultural sector
 126 million children work in hazardous conditions, endure
beatings, humiliation and sexual violence by their employers

8. CHILD LABOURS ACROSS WORLD
Asia
61%
Africa
31%
Latin America
7%
Europe
1%

9. CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA
 One of the most relevant social issues
 ~12.6 million child labour population (Figures 2001)
 Most work as bonded labourers and as domestic helps
 As per 2009 survey, the figure is 4.98 million
 Government efforts has brought the number down

10. FACTS ON CHILD LABOUR
Occupation Percent
Manufacturing & Repair 48.01
Agriculture, forestry & fishing 20.28
Wholesale & retail trade 10.02
Construction 5.75
Transport, Storage & comm. 1.77
Hotels and Restaurants 1.71
Mining & quarrying 1.06

11. Manufacturing Industry
Construction Industry

12. Agriculture Industry
Hotel Industry

13. Mining Industry
Fireworks Industry

15.  Overpopulation
 Parental Illiteracy
 Absence of universal compulsory Primary education
 Poverty
 Ineffective enforcement of legal provisions
 Orphans
 Willingness to exploit children
 Unemployment of elders
MAJOR CAUSES

16.  Increasing gap between rich & poor
 Lack of social security
 Bonded labour
 Socio-cultural problems - caste, class
MAJOR CAUSES (cont.)

17. CONSEQUENCES
 Children who work fail to get necessary education
 Physical, emotional, intellectual & psychological
development impacted
 More disease prone
 Illiteracy limits ability to contribute to community

19. LEGISLATIVE ACTS
 The Factories Act of 1948
 The Mines Act of 1952
 The Child labour Act of 1986
 The Juvenile Justice of Children Act of 2000
 The Right to Education Act of 2009

20. EFFORTS FROM THE GOVERNMENT
Figures in Rs. in Crores

21. CHILDREN REHABILITATION

22. NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER

23. WHO IS KAILASH SATYARTHI
 Children’s right advocate and an
activist against Child Labour
 Founder of Bachpan Bachao
Aandolan in 1980
 Acted to protect rights of 83,000
children from 144 countries
 Winner of Nobel Peace Prize 2014

24. EFFORTS OF NGOs
 Bachpan Bachao Andolan
 CARE India
 Talaash Association
 Child Rights and You (CRY)
 RIDE India
 Pratham, one of India's largest NGO with the mission
‘every child in school and learning well’
 A subject of PIL in Indian courts

25. WHAT WE CAN DO
 Donate funds in NGOs working for the
rehabilitation of street children
 Contact NGOs and make them aware about child
labour happening in our society
 Make rural people aware about the benefits of
education
 Provide free education for the orphans

28. STILL A BIG CHALLENGE
 Despite a law in force in India, millions of children are
employed in homes, at roadside restaurants and in
factories across the country
 Young kids are also subjected to exploitation in various
other ways, including sexual and mental abuse
 Activists allege that lack of enforcement of the Child labour
Act and no rehabilitation

29. FORWARD STEPS
 The ideal scenario on Child Welfare would be when every child enjoys
the fullness of childhood through education, recreation and adequate
health facilities. It is impossible to attain these facilities by the child
labour
 When the true conscience of the nation is awakened
 When all the policy makers take the issue of child labour seriously and
commit themselves to the cause of the holistic development of every
child in India

30. CONCLUSION
 Government has been taking various active measures to tackle this
problem. Considering the magnitude and extent of the problem, it
requires concerted efforts from all society
 The social evil of child labour can be brought under control, if each
individual takes responsibility of prevailing child labour. Citizens be aware
of their responsibilities and take corrective measures to stop child labour
 Child labour can be controlled if the government functions effectively with
the support of the public

31. ANTI-CHILD LABOUR DAY
 12th June is observed as Anti-Child Labour Day

32. FINAL MESSAGE