2. Child labor is a working child under the age
specified by law.
It is work for children that exploits them
physically, mentally, morally, or by blocking access
to education.
3. Child labor in
india
The country accounts for the second highest
number where child labor in the world is
concerned.
Today millions of children work as laborers
in various businesses in India. You find
children being exploited in restaurants, silk
industry, carpet weaving, firecracker units, etc.
6. In 1997, research indicated that the
number of child laborers in the silk-
weaving industry in the district of
Kanchipuram in India exceeded 40,000
7. aCCording to the statistiCs given by indian government
there are 20 million Child laborers in the Country,
while other agenCies Claim that it is 50 million.
8. Child Labor in
Asia
The Asia-Pacific
region has the
largest number of
child workers in the
5-14 age group in
the world – some
127 million, about
60% of working
children worldwide.
9.
10. Statistics of the
world
•The ILO estimates that 218 million children
ages 5-17 are engaged in child labor all over
the world.
•61% in Asia, 32% in Africa, and 7% in Latin
America, 1% in US, Canada, Europe and other
wealthy nations.
•8.4 million children are trapped in slavery,
trafficking, debt bondage
11. Causes for child
labor
• Poverty
• Over Population
• Parental Illiteracy
• Social apathy
• Lack of education &
exposure
• Exploitation of cheap and
unorganized labor.
12. Children in rural families who are ailing with
poverty perceive their children as an income
generating resource to supplement the family
income.
13. As per ILO the CHILD RIGHTS
are ….
The Right to survival - to
life, health, nutrition, name and
nationality.
The Right to development -
to education, care, leisure,
recreation.
The Right to protection -
from exploitation, abuse,
neglect.
The Right to participation -
to expression, information,
thought and religion.
14. Child labor laws in India:
•The Child Labor Act, 1986
•The Factories Act, 1948
•The Mines Act, 1952
•The Right of Children to Free and
Compulsory Education Act,
2009
•The Juvenile Justice of Children
Act, 2000
15. Many NGOs like Bachpan Bachao Andolan,
care India, Child Rights and You, Global
march against child labor, etc. have been
working to eradicate child labor in India.
Pratham is India's largest non-
governmental organization with the
mission 'every child in school and learning
well.'
