This document discusses child labour, providing definitions and facts. It notes that 246 million children are child labourers, many working in hazardous conditions in factories, mines, hotels, and on the streets. Poverty is a key driver of child labour in India and other developing nations. While laws exist to protect children, implementation and enforcement remain challenges. Solutions require addressing poverty, increasing access to education, and social awareness about child rights.

1. Child Labour Gopal Rao Ambeer 1208C003

2. Agenda What is Child Labour? Child Labour Today Facts on Child Labour Causes of Child Labour Child Labour Laws Child Labour in India Stop Child Labour References 5/25/2010 2 Child Labour

3. What is Child Labour? The most innocent phase in human life is childhood Working child who is under the age specified by law It is considered illegal by law and custom Child Labour is not child work Child Labour hampers the physical, intellectual, emotional and moral development of child It is considered a human right issue 5/25/2010 3 Child Labour

4. Working area of children 5/25/2010 Child Labour 4 FACTORIES and Brick Works HOTELS

5. Working area of children (cont..) 5/25/2010 Child Labour 5 COAL MINES STREETS

6. Child Labour Today 5/25/2010 6 Child Labour

7. Key facts on Child Labour (ILO) 246 million children are child labourers 73 million working children are less than 10 years old Every year, 22,000 children die in work-related accidents 127 million – age 14 and under are in the Asia-Pacific region 8.4 million children are trapped in slavery, trafficking, debt bondage 5/25/2010 Child Labour 7

8. Causes of Child Labour Poverty Over Population Parental Illiteracy and want more income Lack of schools for study High education and living cost Weak laws to protect Adult unemployment and Urbanization Lack of education and exposure Wrong intention of factories 5/25/2010 8 Child Labour

9. Child Labour Laws Children [Pledging of Labour] Act (1933) Employment of Children Act (1938) Child Labour -Prohibition and Regulation Act International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) The Mines Act (1952) Merchant Shipping Act (1958) The Motor Transport Workers Act (1961) The Atomic Energy Act (1962) 5/25/2010 9 Child Labour

10. Child Labour in India India accounts for the second highest number where child labour in the world is concerned Child Labour is a source of income for poor families 80% child labourers in India are employed in the agriculture sector Landholding in agricultural areas and caste system in the rural areas The study found that a child’s income accounted for between 34 and 37 % of the total household income 5/25/2010 10 Child Labour

11. Stop Child Labour Child labor is a global problem Provision of free and compulsory education Tackling poverty, and creating decent work for adults Social awareness and activism Strictly implementation of laws 5/25/2010 11 Child Labour

13. http://info.worldbank.org/etools/docs/library/76309/dc2002/proceedings/pdfppt/guatemalachild.pdf

14. http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/sweat/guatemala.htm

15. http://www.childinfo.org/labour_countrydata.php

16. http://www.unicef.org

17. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107596.html5/25/2010 Child Labour 12

18. Thank You 5/25/2010 13 Child Labour