PRESENTED BY- Shivananda Pradhan

BA.LL.B 1ST YEAR

REGD NO- 1641802024
 CHILD LABOUR
Child labour refers to the employment of children
in any work that deprives children of their
childhood, interferes with their ability to attend
regular school, and that is mentally, physically,
socially or morally dangerous and harmful. This
practice is considered exploitative by many
international organizations.
 CAUSES OF CHILD LABOUR

Reasons of child labor are very important thing to

discuss. It’s true that child worker is increasing day by
day regardless of many efforts to stop this. Now it
upraises questions on whether our social efforts and
values are adequate to eradicate this child labor
problem.
 REASONS OF CHILD LABOR
 Poverty and child labor
1. Low parental Income causes child labor
2. Children work secretly
 Children are cheap source of labor
 Over Population causes child labor to increase
 Unemployment of elders encourages child
workers
 Parental Illiteracy and child labor
 Hazardous Occupations
 Part III of ‘The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of
1986 provides for the ‘Prohibition of employment of children in
certain occupations and processes’. The Schedule gives a list of
hazardous occupations in two parts, via; A and B

 Part A provides that, No child shall be employed or permitted to

work in any of the occupations such as Transport of passengers,
goods; or mails by railwayCinder picking, clearing of an ash pit or
building operation in the railway premise.
 Part B provides that, No child shall be employed or permitted to
work in any of the workshop wherein any of the is carried on, such
as Beedi making, Carpet Weaving etc.
LEGISLATIONS MADE FOR CHILD LABOUR
1. The Factories Act of 1948: The Act prohibits the employment of
children below the age of 14 years in any factory.
2. The Mines Act of 1952: The Act prohibits the employment of children
below 18 years of age in a mine.
3. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986: The Act
prohibits the employment of children below the age of 14 years in
hazardous occupations identified in a list by the law.
4. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) of Children Act of 2000:
This law made it a crime, punishable with a prison term, for anyone to
procure or employ a child in any hazardous employment or in bondage.
5. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act of
2009: The law mandates free and compulsory education to all children
aged 6 to 14 years.
 TACKLING CHILD LABOUR
 Spread awareness
Parental awareness of the evils of child labor can prevent disruption in
schooling and pushing of children into labor.
 More stringent laws and effective implementation
Policymaking is essential to long lasting social change, and lobbying for
better laws involves demonstrating how change can bring considerable
benefit.
 Sending more children to school
India has the world's largest educational system, yet faces the hurdles of
low literacy, due to low enrolment.
 Discouraging people to employ children in homes, shops,
factories, etc
Child labor gets a resounding approval when Indian businesses openly
use it, in industries like retail, hospitality, and menial work.
 Supporting NGOs like Save the Children
Save the Children offers immediate aid to victims of child labor, while
also working for long-term societal change through policy change.
 CONCLUSION
Initiatives from civil society have given lakhs of
children the means of living dignified life where, they
can cherish their childhood. Save the Children has
forged powerful relationship with government,
national and International bodies to make child rights
a “movement”. Fighting child labor requires a multi-
pronged push, and there is a need to make this a
people's issue. Every bit of help counts in the fight
against issues plaguing children’s lives.
THANK YOU