Child labour deprives children of their childhood and dignity by engaging them in work that is harmful to their development. It is caused by factors like poverty, lack of education, and natural disasters. Indian laws like the Child Labour Act of 1986 aim to regulate and prohibit child labour. However, over 200 million children, some as young as 5 years old, are still engaged in child labour globally, especially in agriculture and manufacturing. Addressing child labour is important for protecting children's rights and a country's future development.

8. OUTLINE
Who is a Child?
What is Child Labour?
Causes of Child Labour
Effects of Child Labour
Laws in India
Statistics
Conclusion

9. A “child” is not necessarily
delineated by a fixed age.
According to the scientists, it is
impossible to determine the
abilities and maturities of children
by his/her calendar age.
Who is a child?

10. What is Child Labour?
Child labour is defined by the International Labour
Organisation as “work that deprives children of their childhood,
their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical
and mental development.”

11. Causes of Child Labour
Due to Poverty
Lack of awareness in education
Unavailability of earning member
Natural calamity
Unimplemented of Laws

12. Laws in India
The Factories Act of 1948
The Mines Act of 1952
The Child Labour(Prohibition and
Regulation) Act of 1986
The Right of Children to Free and
Compulsory Education Act of 2009

13. Statistics
 More than 200 million children
today are child labourers. An
estimated 120 million are
engaged in hazardous work.
 73 million of these children are
below 10 years old.
 The highest number of child
labourers is in the Asia/Pacific
Region
 Most children work on farms that
produce consumer products such as
cocoa, coffee, cotton, rubber and
other crops.
 20 million child workers are
employed in factories that make
garments, carpets, toys, matches
and hand-rolled cigarettes.
 Each year, as many as 2.7 million
healthy years of life are lost due to
child labour, especially in
agriculture.

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15. Agriculture

16. Clothing factory

18. Conclusion
 Child Labour is an obstacle to the development of Human
Rights and our country as a whole. It affects our children ,
which will in turn affect our future. It needs to be addressed
to the limit where it will be stopped if we wish to see a truly
prosperous future.