Child Labour

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PPT's on Child labor

Transcript of Child Labour

  • Child labor.

    In undeveloped countries. Is still high

  • Who is a CHILD?International conventions define children as age 18 and under is a child. But individual governments may define child according to different ages or other criteria. In India, age under 14 years is consider to be a child

  • Who is a labour ?One who works in a daily wage basis on the days when he or she has the work opportunities open for him or her and rest sits ideal on other days is termed as labour.

  • What is a child labour ?There is no universal accepted definition of child labour. Varying are used by international organizations, trade unions and other interests groupsBut they all generally accept that child labour is work for children that harms them or exploits them in some way ( i.e., physically, mentally, morally or by blocking access to education )

  • Where do child labour live?60% in Asia, 32% in Africa, 7% in Latin America and 1% in US, Canada, Europe and other wealthy nations.

  • Percentage of workforceIn Asia 22% of the workforce is child labour. In Latin America 17% of workforce is children. The proportion of child labour varies a lot among countries and even regions inside those countries.In Africa one child in three is at work, in Latin America and Asia one child in five works. In these continents only a tiny proportion child workers are involved in the formal sectors and the vast majority of work is for their family, in homes, in the fields or the streets.

  • What do child labourers do?A large proportion of children whom the ILO classifies as child labourers work in agriculture.Work ranges from taking care of animals and planting and harvesting food, to many kinds of small manufacturing (e.g., bricks and cement, auto repairs and making of foot wears and textiles).

  • Cont.It has been seen that more boys than girls work outside their house. But more girls work in some jobs, for instance, as domestic maids. Being a maid in someone's house can be risky. Maids typically are cut off from friends and family and can easily by physically or sexually abused by their employers.

  • Why should we care?Many children in hazardous and dangerous jobs are in danger of injury, even death. They are suppose to sit at home, play with the friends, built their health, develop the culture and load themselves with knowledge..

  • How can ordinary people help to reduce child labour?Learn about the issue Support organizations that are raising awarenessProvide direct help to individual children.

  • What causes child labour TODAY?Poverty is widely considered the top reason why children work at inappropriate jobs for their ages. But there are other reasons as well, they are:Abuse of the child Lack of good school, health careUncaring attitudes of employersLimited choices for women

  • What are some solutions to child labour?Increase family incomeEducation- that helps children learn skills that will help them earn a livingSocial services- that help children and families survive crises, such as disease or loss of home and shelter.Family control of fertility- so that families are not burdened by children.

  • Thank you!! Prepared By:

    Abhjesh VasudevanAditya MishraAparna SinhaDeepak ChauhanGaurav Tomar