CHILD LABOURCHILD LABOUR

OUR SURVEYOUR SURVEY

PHOTOS OF BEGGERS, SWEEPERS PHOTOS OF BEGGERS, SWEEPERS

IntroductionIntroduction

Any work by children – economic or not – below a Any work by children – economic or not – below a stipulated minimum age.stipulated minimum age.

Any work by children – economic or not – that is Any work by children – economic or not – that is injurious to the health, safety and development of injurious to the health, safety and development of children.children.

Children are blooming flowers of the garden of society.Children are blooming flowers of the garden of society. So aren’t we damaging the future of our country before So aren’t we damaging the future of our country before

letting it bloom?letting it bloom?

A social evil.A social evil. "India is a developing nation"."India is a developing nation". How can it be?How can it be?

CAUSES AND EFFECTSCAUSES AND EFFECTS

POPULATION GROWTHPOPULATION GROWTH

FactsFacts

““Child labour includes children prematurely leading adult Child labour includes children prematurely leading adult lives working long hours for low wages under conditions lives working long hours for low wages under conditions damaging to their health, to their physical and mental damaging to their health, to their physical and mental development, sometimes separated from their families, development, sometimes separated from their families, frequently deprived of meaningful education and training frequently deprived of meaningful education and training opportunities that could open up for them a better future.” - opportunities that could open up for them a better future.” - Report of the Director General of ILO, 1983.Report of the Director General of ILO, 1983.

““There is no love sincerer than the love for food” – George There is no love sincerer than the love for food” – George Bernard ShawBernard Shaw

20 million child labourers20 million child labourers – Indian government.– Indian government.

CATEGORIZATIONCATEGORIZATION

Street childrenStreet children In Industrial settingsIn Industrial settings Domestic lDomestic labourabour Bonded labourBonded labour Working childrenWorking children Used for commercial sexual Used for commercial sexual

exploitationexploitation In other settings as wellIn other settings as well

Child labour - the role of business Is child labour really an issue for businesses?

So how do companies tackle the problem?

Is this relevant to Shell & TCS companies?

CorporatesCorporates

Government AgencyGovernment Agency

National Child Labour Project

GENERAL MENTALITY GENERAL MENTALITY

Various OrganisationsVarious Organisations

Vidhyak SansadVidhyak Sansad

Shramjivi sanghatana and vidhayak sansad – Tribal people.

started “Bal Shikshan Abhiyan” From the Ratnagiri district in Chiplun taluka in

Walopa village there is “Johnson Sweet(chikki) Mart Company” from which 14 bonded labourers were released.

PrathamPratham - - - Every child in school- Every child in school

- Every child learning- Every child learning

- Catalyze and sustain improvement n - Catalyze and sustain improvement n the functioning of the existing govt., the functioning of the existing govt., school system to achieve these goals. school system to achieve these goals.

M.V. FOUNDATIONM.V. FOUNDATION

M.V.Foundation is sponsorship provided to M.V.Foundation is sponsorship provided to children there who are economically children there who are economically backwardbackward

M.V.Foundation conducted follow up of M.V.Foundation conducted follow up of Z.P.schools to check the rate of drop-out if Z.P.schools to check the rate of drop-out if they saw high rate of drop-out they can take they saw high rate of drop-out they can take proper action with children, parents and proper action with children, parents and education system.education system.

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION