child labour in agriculture; problems and prospects

1. KAVYASHREE M
PALB8156

2. FLOW OF PRESENTATION
Introduction to child labour
Statistics of child labour
Forms of child labour
Factors contributing to child labour
Vicious cycle of child labour
Problems of child labour
Laws against child labour
Organizations
Conclusion
Case studies

3. OBJECTIVES
 To know the child labour involvement in Agriculture and
allied industries
 To study the factors contributing to child labour in agriculture
 To understand the problems of child labourer and to know
the impact of labour in agriculture

4. children are the
worlds most valuable
resources and its
best hope for the
future
-John F Kennedy

6. Any type of work done by children
should be called Child Labour ?
‘NO’

7. ILO defines child labour as damage to children’s health, hamper
their education and lead to further exploitation and abuse.

8. Source: ILO

10. % of Children Engaged in Various Sectors
(< 14 Years)

12. Poverty
Illiteracy
Lack of
interest in
studies
Early
Marriages
Death of
bread winner
Orphans
Family
tradition
Gender
discrimination

13. VICIOUS CYCLE OF POVERTY AND CHILD LABOUR

14. Carpets
 Clothing
 Glass and bricks
 Fireworks
 Surgical instruments

16.  Children as young as 6 or 7 years old break up rocks,
and wash, sieve, and carry ore.
• Gold
• Charcoal
• Chrome
• Emeralds
• Coal

17.  Some of the work of young people in this sector is
considered legitimate, but there are indications of
considerable abuse.
 Low pay is the norm and in most tourist areas,
children’s work in hotels and restaurants

18. In commercial agriculture children face long hours in
extreme temperatures, health risks from pesticides, little
or no pay , inadequate food, water and sanitation.
• Field crops
• Fruits and Vegetables
• Dairy
• Goat farming
• Fishing
•Cotton and Banana

21. Pesticide exposure
Ill-treatment and Sexual
Harassment
Water and Sanitation
Impact on Education
Injuries and Disabilities

22.  No safety measures
 Lack of awareness
 Negative impact on growth of children
 fever, dizziness, nausea, rashes and diarrhea

23.  Work at 40 degrees Celsius
 Heat illnesses that can cause brain damage
 Contaminated drinking water
 Suffer from dehydration

25.  By farm machineries
 Weeding , harvesting
 Heavy equipment
 Injuries by animals

26. 

27.  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

29. Bachpan
Bachao
Andolan
CARE
India
Child
Rights
and You,
Global
march
against
child
labor
Pratham

30.  India's largest non-governmental organization
 Founded in 1994
 Founder – Madhav chavan
 Mission – “Every child in school and learning well”

31.  Children's rights activist from India
 Founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan
 Member of a UNESCO body established with the goal of
providing "Education for All"
 2017: Guinness World Record for Largest Child Safe
Guarding Lesson
 2014: Nobel Peace Prize

34. NATIONAL CHILD LABOUR PROJECT SCHEME
 To eliminate all forms of child labour
 To contribute to the withdrawal of all adolescent
workers from Hazardous Occupations
 Raising awareness amongst stakeholders and target
communities
 Creation of a Child Labour Monitoring, Tracking and
Reporting System

36. ECONOMICS OF CHILD LABOUR : A CASE STUDY OF
MAHABUBNAGAR DISTRICT IN TELANGANA STATE
Gorantla Anil Kumar

37. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1. To study the factors influencing with reference to
child labour in agriculture sector in study area
2. To determine the consequences being a child labour
in agriculture sector
3. To suggest measures for avoiding the child labour in
agriculture sector.

38. RESULT AND DISCUSSION

39. CASE STUDY -2
Child Labour in India - Present Scenario
Kumuda

42. CONCLUSION