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Child Labour
Child Labour
ENGLISH PROJECT ON
CHILD LABOUR
IN INDIA
SUBMITTED BY:
Name: Mukul Bansal
GR No.: 8422
Roll No.: 23
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CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Mukul Bansal, a student of class XII-C has successfully completed
the English project report on “Child Labour in India”.
This project work is genuine and fair to the best of my knowledge and belief.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
S NO HEADINGS PG
NO.
1. Acknowledgement 4.
2. Statement of Purpose 5.
3. Action Plan 6.
4. Introduction to Child labour 7.
5. Causes and Consequences of Child labour 7.
6. Important facts about Child labour 8.
7. Various Child labour policies in India 8.
8. Conclusion 9.
9. References 10.
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Acknowledgement
I extent my heartfelt gratitude to my teacher, Ms. Poornima Menon for her guidance,
constant encouragement and assistance during the course of preparation of my
project.
I am extremely thankful to Fr. Roy D’sa, Principal, Fr. Agnel School, New Delhi for
his sincere support in the completion of my work.
I thank my family and friends for giving a helping hand in the successful completion of
the project.
Roll No: 23
Date:
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Statement of Purpose
The numbers of child labour population in India is increasing day by day. While child labour around the
world has declined by more than a third in the last 15 years, it remains a serious challenge and barrier to
the well being of children. According to a census report in 2011 by UNICEF, there are more than 10.1
million child labourers in India who are mostly between 5 and 14 years of age. Now on it looks like it is
becoming a growing phenomenon of using young children as domestic workers, specially in urban areas.
Also there are many side-effects of working at a young age such as skin diseases, various lung diseases,
weak eyesight, etc. The elimination of child labour is one of the major priority which is also being
implemented currently in India. A large number of non-governmental and voluntary organizations are
involved in this process along with some national and international organizations as well. This study intends
to summarize the reasons behind this increase in child labour population and also to provide various
suggestions to reduce this child working in various parts of the country.
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Action Plan
The problem of child labour has got quite deep from the past few decades and it still remains to be
one of the major threats that degrade our society. Nowadays, this issue is not getting that much
attention which is not a good aspect.
A study has been prepared in order to summarize this issue and also it would provide a brief
description about how to tackle this immense problem.
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Introduction to Child labour
Child Labour means the employment of children who have not reached the legal age for working. This
activity deprives children of their respective childhood which is meant for learning, playing, enjoying, etc. It
is even very detrimental to their physical and mental development. Mostly in urban areas, it is very common
to see children of poor families working in fields and in other areas to contribute to the family income.
Though from the past few years, child labour might have taken a slight decrease but still it remains a major
problem that exists and degrades the community in the present. Around the world, over 219 million children
are involved in Child labour. Currently, India is the home to the largest number of child labours in the world.
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Important facts about Child labour
• There are some major unknown facts about Child labour:
Currently, there are nearly 30 million people held in slavery and an estimated 26 percent are children. In
2012, 160 million children from 5 years old to 17 years old were involved in Child labour. Around the
world, one in six children are forced to work, with children below the age of 18 representing between
40-50% of labourers. According to the UNICEF, there are over 3 lakh child soldiers forced into armed
combat. ‘World Day Against Child labour’ is celebrated by the United Nations on June 12 in order to
remember the young workers who have been robbed of their childhood, education and the future they
deserved. 1 in every 10 child labourers worldwide is from India. Highest number of child labourers are
in Asia and Pacific, where over 122 million children are forced into work.
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Conclusion
Supporting Fair Trade: Being conscious of the products that we purchase as if its too cheap to be true, it
might have be made by underpaid and overworked children in factories.
Get informed: By educating ourselves about the problems in the society and also keeping a check on what
is being done by the govt. in order to stop it.
Discouraging people to employ children in homes, shops, factories, etc: Child Labour cases gets a
massive increase when various businesses openly use it in various industries. NGOs currently are helping in
making the society aware about this social evil and we should also contribute by encouraging people to
eliminate child labour by not letting these poor children get employed at a young age.
Supporting NGOs like Save the Children: Save the Children offers immediate aid to victims of child
labour, while also working for long-term societal change. It has rescued 9337 children from child labour in
ongoing relief and rescue missions in India. Present in 120 countries, Save the Children focuses on
providing education and a new life for millions of children affected by armed conflict and exploitation.
Sending more children to school: India has the world’s largest educational system, yet faces the hurdles of
low literacy, due to low enrollment. Organisations like Save the Children execute several initiatives to boost
children’s enrollment in schools. The organizations maps out-of-school children and those who are at risk of
dropping out and ensures that they enter into the fold of education.
Engaging with the Sustainable Development Goals: The success of various Sustainable Development
Goals are meant only when we all contribute together in the upbringing of these Goals.
Improving economic growth: Many of the children drift away from the path of education completely and
hence, they end up in child labour. This means that the country has a lack of formally educated adults who
can contribute to the process of nation-building and helping in the country’s economic growth.
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References
1. Child labour (2022):
Retrieved from https://vikaspedia.in/social-welfare/women-and-child-development/child-
development-1/resources-on-safe-childhood-for-panchayat-members/child-labour
2. Child labour Policies (2021):
Retrieved from https://vikaspedia.in/education/child-rights/child-labour-policies
3. Measures to prevent Child labour in India (2020):
Retrieved from https://www.savethechildren.in/child-protection/top-5-ways-to-tackle-the-problem-
of-child-labor-in-india/
4. Real Stories of Child Slavery: Child labour in India (2013)
Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Zsctc_25XFk
5. Child labour (2016):
Retrieved from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labour
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