This document summarizes information about child labor in India. It provides statistics showing that while the number of child laborers has decreased from 2001 to 2011, some states have seen increases. The main causes of child labor are poverty, lack of access to education, social acceptance, and cheap labor for employers. Several laws prohibit child labor for children under 14 and hazardous work under 18, but enforcement remains a challenge. NGOs like Childline work to rehabilitate street children and make the public more aware of child rights. Overall, child labor remains an issue in India due to its social acceptance and economic causes, though awareness and legal efforts aim to reduce it over time.

1. CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA
Prepared By:
SONU
Roll No – 51477
B.COM (Part 1)

2. presentation

4. INTRODUCTION
We pass by so many children indulging in some
work or the other every day. The sight has been
growing on us slowly but surely to the extent that we
have accepted the situation as ‘normal’ in India.
Some of us who want to justify it come up with
statements like “Poverty is the reason they are into
labor”, or “They are only helping their parents in
bringing in a stable income”. We seldom think with
the same spirit that there can be no excuse for these
children to not be in school; that education is a basic
right, and we are failing our children by not enabling
them to realize their own right.

5. CHILD LABOUR
Child labor refers to the
employment of children in any
work that deprives children of
their childhood, interferes with
their ability to attend regular
school, and that is mentally,
physically, socially or morally
dangerous and harmful. This
practice is considered
exploitative by many
international organizations.

6. CHILD LABOUR ININDIA
• According to the amendment in child labour act
1986, a ban is imposed on employing children
• Age group between 5-14 years
• More than 120 million children's around the
world
• 44million children's in India
• U.P. has the highest number of child labours
• More than 80% are employed in villages, that
also in agriculture and non-formal activities like
livestock rearing, fishing etc

7. STATISTICS
14000000
12000000
10000000
8000000
6000000
4000000
2000000
0
2001 2011
10128663
Total Child Labour
12666377
Graph 1
Graph 1 shows that the number of children involved in
child labour has comedown in 2011 from 2001.

8. 0
50
100
150
200
14.37 20.85
141.88
17.48
73.71
200.00
18.21
39.05
14.13 12.90 17.45
States/ UTs Showing Increase In Child Labour(Per Cent)
Graph 2
Despite an overall decrease in child labour in 2011, these 11
States/ UTs have actually shown an increase. Graph 2 gives
the percentage increase for these 11 States.

9. CHILD ABUSE
A recent study on Child Abuse: India 2007,
conducted by Ministry of Women and Child
development (GOI) revealed that across
different kinds of abuse, it is young children,
in the 5-12 year group, who are most at risk of
abuse and exploitation.

10. PHYSICALABUSE
 Two out of every three children were
physically abused.
 Out of 69% children physically
abused 54.68% were boys.
 Over 50% children were being
subjected to one or the other form of
physical abuse
 Out of those children physically
abused in family situations, 88.6%
were physically abused by parents.
 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Assam,
Bihar and Delhi have almost
consistently reported higher rates of
abuse in all forms as compared to
other states.
 50.2% children worked seven days a
week.

11. FACTS
• According to the Indian census of 1991, there are 11.28 million
working children under the age of fourteen years in India.
• Over 85% of this child labour is in the country's rural areas,
working in agricultural activities such as fanning, livestock
rearing, forestry and fisheries.
• The world‟shighest number of working children is in India.
ILO estimates that 218 million children were involved in child
labour in 2004, of which 126 million were engaged in
hazardous work.
• The Hindi belt, including Bihar, Madhya
Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, account for
1.27 crore working children in the country, engaged in both
hazardous and non-hazardous occupations and processes.
• Over 19 lakh child labourers in the 5-14 age group are in
Uttar Pradesh.

12. REASONS
• Povertyis the main push factor
• Parental illiteracy
• Absence of universal compulsory Primary education
• Ignorance of the parents about the adverse
consequences of child labour
• Lack of educational facilities or poor quality of
education
• Employers prefer children as they constitute
cheap labour and they are not able to
organize themselves against exploitation

13. THE CHILD LABOUR (PROHIBITION
AND REGULATION) ACT, 1986
• The Act defines “child” as “a person who has not completed
his fourteenth year of age.”
• Sec 3 of CLPRA – prohibits employment of children below the age
of 14 years in occupations and processes mentioned in Part A and
Part B of the Schedule to the CLPRA.
• Currently - 18 occupations and 65 processes wherein child labour is
prohibited. The list has been expanding.
• 10th October, 2006 – MoL&E gazette notification – employment
of children as domestic workers and in roadside eateries, dhabas,
hotels, etc. stand prohibited.
• Sec 14 of CLPRA - Penalties.
Imprisonment : 3 months to 1 year or
Fine : INR 10,000/- to INR 20,000/-
or Both.
• Imprisonment on second and subsequent conviction: 6 months
to 2 years

14. OTHER LEGAL PROVISIONS
• Procurement, bondage and exploitation of children below the
age of 18 years in any hazardous employment
Sec 26 JJA : Imprisonment up to 3 years.
• IPC Provisions:
Sec 370: Law for trafficked persons and their exploitation including minors.
Sec 371: Habitual dealing in slaves
Sec 374: Unlawful compulsory labour
• Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933
Any agreement by a parent or guardian to pledge the labour of a child below
15 years of age for payment or benefit other than reasonable wages is illegal
and void.
• The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
Prohibits forcing a person into bonded labour for debt repayment – includes
parents pledging their child into bonded labour.

15. • Factories Act, 1948
- Prohibits any person below the age of 14 years from being employed in
a factory – if above 14 and below 18 – certificate of fitness required
• Plantation Labour Act, 1951
Prohibits those below 14 years of age from being employed in any
plantation. Allows adolescents if certificate of fitness
• The Mines Act 1952 – Amendment 1983
- Prohibits those below 18 years of age from being present in any part of a
mine or being employed in it. Trainees or apprentices in a mine- Not
below 16 years and to be under proper supervision
 The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment)
Act, 1966
Prohibits any person below the age of 14 years from being employed in
any such industrial premises – 14 to 18 years only in the day

16. Why do we still have Child Labour?
Read these accounts from child workers. Each one is a reason why we still have child
labour today. Can you identify the reasons?
“My parents don’t have much. We
are poor and I have to help family.”
“The inspectors never visit the
workshop.”
“I’m expected to work. The
children in my village have
always worked in the fields for
generations.”
“I want to go to schoolbut we
can’t afford it and the nearest
school is 10 miles away.”
“There is always a lot of work for
us. The factory owner always
asks if my brother is old enough
to start.”
“We do what we are told.”
“We get paid nothing.”
“I’m good at sewing. They say it’s
because I have nimble fingers.”

17. CONSEQUENCES
• Adult unemployment
• Depreciation in wages
• Increased abuse of children
• Increased bottlenecks in the development
process
• Wasted human resources
• Wasted human talents and skills
• Suffer injuries and illness from work
• Not accessible to education

18. AWARENESS
• Widespread awareness generation to create a positive
climate for children to go to school and not to work.
• Effective utilization of print and electronic media.
• Programme are to be conducted on child rights.
• Observance of a specific day as „Anti Child Labour
Day‟.(June 12th is being observed as Anti Child Labour
Day by ILO)

19. CHILDLINE
• Introduction
• Started in 1978
• Situated all over INDIA in 73 cities
• Started in 1996 in Mumbai as a
„CHILD INDIA
FOUNDATION‟,Grant Road
• Works under CHILD WELFARE
COMMITTEE (CWC)
• Has large networking system

20. • From last five years in Kalyan
• Head In charge - Mr.SHARAD
• Toll free no. 1098
• Name is „AASRA SANSTHA‟in Kalyan
• It covers Dombivli to Badlapur and Kalyan to Titwala
• Last year received 1,30,000 calls
• 30,000 calls have been fulfilled up till now
• Hires Professional Counsellors for child rehabilitation
and to develop them mentally and socially
CHILDLINE IN KALYAN

21. WHAT‘WE’CAN DOASAPERSON TO
STOP CHILD LABOUR?
• To donate funds in NGOs working for
the rehabilitation of street children
• To make the rural people aware about
the benefits of education
• To provide free education for the
orphans
• To contact NGOs and make them aware
about child labour happening in our
society
• To start campaign against child labour.
• To help the government to stop child
labour

22. CONCLUSION
CHILD LABOUR IS A CURSE TO THE INDIAN SOCIETY
AS WELL AS OUR ECONOMY. ALONG WITH THE
GOVERNMENT WE ALSO HAVE TO
KNOW ABOUT OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND SHOULD
TAKE CORRECTIVE MEASURES TO STOP CHILD
LABOUR SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A BETTER AND
DEVELOPED INDIA

24. Thank and Regards
SONU
Roll No – 51477
B.COM (Part 1)