Child labour refers to children under age 14 working full or part-time. In India, there are over 10 million child laborers, many working as bonded servants. Lack of primary schools, poverty, parental illiteracy, unemployment, and overpopulation are leading causes. Children face physical and health risks from abusive labour. Solutions include increasing income and education, social services, and awareness campaigns.

2. What is child labour?
 Child labour is the
practice of having
children engage in
economic activity, on
part or full-time basis.
It means employing
children who are
under aged, generally
5-14 years old, to work
as determined laws of
a state.

3. Child labour in India
 INDIA accounts for the second highest number
where child labor in the world.
 According to certain experts approximately 10
million bonded children laborers are working as
domestic servants in India.
 Approximately 16.64% of villages in the country do
not have facilities for primary schooling. (UNICEF)

4.  More than 12.6 million Indian children aged
5-15 yrs are engaged in various works.
 42 million children in the age-group 6-14
years do not attend school in India.

5. Poverty
Parental
illiteracy
Increase of
unemploym
ent
Decrease
of
resources
Lack of
schooling
and daily
care
Causes
Abuse of
the child
Over
population

6. Child labour exist in every field

9. Consequence
For
Children
Physical injuries and
mutilations
Pesticide poisoning
Growth deficiency
Long-term health problems
HIV/AIDS and other sexually
transmitted
Exhaustion and malnutrition

11. Cases registered

12. Solutions to reduce child
labour
 Family control on
fertility
 Increase family
income
 Education
 Social services
 Learn about the issue
 Provide direct help to
individual children
 Support organizations
that are raising
awareness