Child labour is a significant social and economic problem in India, where an estimated 20-50 million children work. Children as young as 6 years old work long hours in difficult conditions in various industries like carpet factories, brick kilns, quarries and shops. Poverty is a major driving factor, as many families rely on children's wages for survival. Laws prohibit child labour in hazardous occupations but enforcement remains a challenge. To fully address the issue, greater efforts are needed to reduce poverty, increase access to education and enforce child labour laws.

1. Child labour
By :Puneet Sharma

2. Child labour
 Child labour is not only a social
problem but also an economic one
 A child work for fourteen hours a-day
is what is termed as child labor.
 Child labour has a predominant feature
in Indian society

3. Is all work is bad for children?
Some child workers themselves
think that illegal work should not
be considered in the definition of
"child labor." The reason: These
child workers would like to be
respected for their legal work,
because they feel they have no
other choice but to work.

4. Have a look…………..

11. Do you really think that our
Future is safe….

12. A young Indian boy climbs on top of
piles of teak wood in a government-run
lumberyard in UP. The boy's job
is to label the teak wood. The wood is
common in Myanmar and is in high
demand
in Japan and most of Asia.
A boy works in a tea stall in a small village
in Nepal. Nepal is one of the world's
poorest countries, forcing huge numbers
of children to do hard labor. For a majority
of children in Nepal, education is a luxury .

13. This 9-year-old girl used to work long
hours weaving rugs in a carpet factory.
Today, she is enrolled in a Rugmark
school in India. Rugmark is an
organization working to end child labor
and provide educational opportunities
for children. For child laborers all over
the world, education is the ticket to a
better future.

14. Circus performers, India 1995
Children work long hours, practice
dangerous acts, and only the best
and those who manage to survive
continue their lives as performers.
A circus may have dozens of small
children; there are few teenagers
and fewer adult performers.

15. Garbage picker at an age
7 and 8 ..

16. Electroplate worker, India 1993: The educated
use of protective equipment by electroplaters is
extremely important in preventing contact with
various metals and acids. The minimum
protective equipment should include gloves,
aprons, boots, and chemical handlers' goggles.
Aprons should come below the top of the boots.

17. Metal workers, : Children in
factories such as this make
polished metal tableware.
They use high speed polishing
machines and the noise in
these factories is overwhelming.
No doubt most of the workers
suffer hearing loss from the loud
noise.

18. Brick workers
 Throughout much of the world, bricks are made by hand. Even a
small brick factory may produce as many as 500,000 bricks per
year. Each brick weighs between one and two kilograms (2.2-4.4
pounds). A small child may haul over 1,000 bricks on his/her head
or back each day.

19. Stone quarry workers,
In many quarries the
stones are broken
by hand. Because
of the large amounts
of dust, the work is
quite dangerous.
Workers are at extreme risk of developing
silicosis (scarring of the lungs) and a
related disease,
silico-tuberculosis.

20.  .
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She started working at an age of 6… When children go to school

21. How many child labours are in
 the world?
According to the statistics given by Indian
government there are 20 million child laborers in the
country, while other agencies claim that it is 50
million.
 According to the statistics
given by Indian government
there are 20 million child laborers
in the country, while other agencies
claim that it is 50 million.

22. Causes of child labour
 Poverty
 Over population
 Illiteracy
 Urbanization
 Orphans
 Unemployment of elders
Cont…………..

23.  They don’t have parents
 Their parents could not afford to educate them
 Only these children are bread earners in the family due to in
capabilities of their parents
 They are not interested in studying
 They are habituated to earn income rather than studying
 They don’t have opportunities
 Harassment from the internal or external people
 Others

24. While the proportion of girls among out-of-school children dropped sharply in
most of Asia since 1990 (to 49%), the proportion of out-of-school girls in
South Asia( dominated by India) is 60 per cent or higher.

25. Working area of children
 Mills
 Factories & Brick works
 Coal mines
 Shops

26. Laws
National Policy on Child Labour was formulated in
1987.
prohibition of children being employed in
hazardous
occupations and processes.
Poverty being the main root cause the govt has
decided
to generate the employment
supplementary nutrition and regular health check
ups so
as to prepare them to join regular mainstream
schools

27. Conclusion:
A cycle of poverty is formed and the need for
child labours is reborn after every
generation. India needs to address the
situation by tackling the underlying causes
of child labour through governmental
policies and the enforcement of these
policies. Only then will India succeed in the
fight against child labour.

28. We need to stop IT ……….
But can be done IF you help us…

29. Do it for your Brothers and
Sisters!!!!!!
who live living hell…

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