If you see a child working on a construction site. what will you do ?
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I DONT THINK I CAN DO ANYTHING
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Since the adoption of a National Child Labour Policy in 1987, the Government of India has spearheaded a major child labour elimination programme through its flagship National Child Labour Projects (NCLP). Thus far, 150 NCLPs have been launched across the country to provide educational and other rehabilitation services to children withdrawn from hazardous industries. The programme is supplemented by a budgetary allocation by the Government of Rs6,020 million (about US$131 million) during the Tenth Five-Year Plan 2002-07 to cover 250 districts out of a total of 601 districts during the plan period. The national programme is complemented by efforts aiming at universal elementary education, whilst several major states (provincial governments) are implementing time-bound programmes for the elimination of child labour. India has been participating in IPEC since 1992 and, building on the experience, a comprehensive and large-scale project on child labour – INDUS – is now being implemented by the federal and state governments, with support from IPEC in 20 districts of four large states. The project is co-fi nanced by the Government of India and the United States Department of Labor. It aims to develop an integrated multi-sectoral approach through several components dealing with education, training and income generation for poor families. The project has a strong partnership approach, involving the social partners in particular.
CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA - A Report
Special Reference-Construction Industry
Definition
According to the 'National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development' Child Labour is economically unsound, psychologically disastrous and physically as well as morally dangerous and harmful. It involves the use of labour at its points of lowest productivity and is there, an inefficient utilisation of labour power. Child labour precludes the full unfoldment of a child's potentialities. It deprives him/her of education, training and skills which are the necessary prerequisites of earning power and economic development. A working child is denied the opportunity to educate himself.
Indian Constitution Say
According to Article 24 of the Indian constitution, "No Child below the age of 14 (fourteen) years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment."
Indian Labour Laws & Child Labour
1881 — Factory Act — below 7 years of age not allowed to work.
1933— Factory Act — amended minimum age for work raised to 15 yrs.
1948— Factory Act — amended again minimum age for work reduced to 14 yrs.
1950— 'Central Minimum Wage Rule' recommended for 4 hours duty in a day for child labour. 1986— 'Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 — mentioned minimum working hours for a child in a day will be 6 hours (section 7[3]) with an interval of 1 hour after continuous work for 3 hours.
Law breakers punishment (Section-14)
(1) Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 20,000/- fine and
(2) One month to 12 month jail.
There is total bann on Child Labour engagement in Building & Construction Industry as per Section 3 of 'Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986'
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Section 12 of 'Building and Other Construction Workers' (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act 1996.
There are some other Labour Laws which deal about child labour besides the Acts mentioned above —
1) Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966.
2) Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976.
3) Minimum wages Act, 1948.
4) Plantations Labour Act, 1991 5) Mines Act, 1952
Extent of Child Labour in India
As per census report
1971— 1.07 crores (5-14 yrs child)
1981 — 1.36 crores (5-14 yrs child)
1991 —1.70 crores (5-14 yrs child)
2001 — 2.05 crores (5-14 Yrs child)
But as per other sources the total child labour in different industries and service sector is about 5 crores in our country.
In Construction Industry in India about 4-7 lakh child labour engaged in work. They are in unskilled manual job. These child labour used to move from one place to another along with their parents.
Participation rates of total male, female children in school, labour force-See chart
ILO statistics
As per Global Report on Child Labour —
In 2004 there were 218 million child labourers globally fell by 11% in the last four years, while that of children in hazardous work decreased by 26%.
Causes of Child Labour in India
1. Poverty and unemployment.
2. No land reform in most of the states.
3. Unequal distribution of Assets;
4. Non implementation of Government declared minimum wage;
5. Non extention of existing social security benefits as per laws of the land;
6. The low literacy levels of adults;
7. The legacy of the Zamindari system and prevalance of bonded labour;
8. General acceptance of the society in engagment of child labour.
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