Presentation on Child LabourBy- Rohan Vermani and Dolly Chumber

What is Child Labour ? Child labour is the

practice of having children engage in economic activity, on part- or full-time basis. The practice deprives children of their childhood, and is harmful to their physical and mental development.

Causes

UNICEF suggests that poverty is the big cause of child labour.

Lack of availability and quality of schooling.

Reports of UNICEF on Child Labour:90% of child labour in India is in its

rural areas50% of government funded primary

schools that exist do not have a building

40% lack a blackboardfew have booksand 97% of funds for these publicly

funded school have been budgeted by the government as salaries for the teacher and administrators.

Initiatives against child labour in IndiaIn 1979, the Indian government formed the

Gurupadswamy Committee to find about child labour and means to tackle it.

The Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act was enacted based on the recommendations of the committee in 1986.

A National Policy on Child Labour was formulated in 1987 to focus on rehabilitating children working in hazardous occupations.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment had implemented around 100 industry-specific National Child Labour Projects to rehabilitate the child workers since 1988.

Non-governmental organisations

Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Child Fund, CARE India, Talaash Association, Child Rights and You, Global march against child labour, RIDE India, Childline etc