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With over 13 million children working as labourers, India has its work cut out for bringing a change in a deep-rooted,
socially accepted and widespread evil called child labour. The rehabilitation and education of children involved in
labour in India is something that cannot be ignored anymore. There is an urgent need to address this challenge,
whether in terms of income generation for their sustenance or their education and skill development. India is a
young country with 35.3% of the population below the age of 15, and the future of India is in the hands of these
children. Apart from directing efforts towards addressing the needs of the street children we also need to make
agriculture child labour free.
As part of the social development sector, we understand that it is our duty to help the government bring stringent
laws which not only help curb the problem of child labour but also takes care of the rights of the children. There are
millions of child labours in India who are working under hazardous conditions with low wages. Not only are they
expected to work hard at the tender age, but are also devoid of education and basic facilities that could ensure they
reach their full potential. Lack of monitoring has also led to some children being victims of trafcking and other
crimes.
Therefore, I urge governments, corporations and civil societies to uphold the rights of children and promote
education for them. Through education, the children will not only secure a bright future for themselves but become
a driving force in India's growth story. India is developing rapidly but along with the economy our human
development rankings should also improve.
The theme of "Child Labour - Lead Me From Darkness to Light" is our attempt to bring awareness among people
about child labour, keeping in mind the potential that these children possesses in ensuring that the future of India is
bright. We, at Fiinovation, are rm on our stand that the only work that a child should do is home work, asserting that
these 13 million child labours in India should be studying. Only education and not work will ensure they overcome
the vicious cycle of poverty.
This month, let us all take the pledge towards ending child labour in India.
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New Delhi, 18th June, 2015: With the view to deliberate on CSR & Afrmative Action, CII and Fiinovation came together on 18th
June, 2015 for a webinar on 'Corporate Social Responsibility the new understanding and how to promote Afrmative Action'. The
session was mentored by Mr. Soumitro Chakraborty, CEO, Fiinovation who shared insights on the nitty gritties of CSR. Apart from
CII members, many industry heads, civil society organizations, senior dignitaries and CSR professionals, including overseas
dignitaries attended and engaged in the webinar.
The webinar focused on understanding the concept of CSR in the global and India scenario along with providing clarications of
different synonyms of CSR. It also highlighted the Section 135 of The Companies Act, 2013 in detail with clarications of what will
comprise of CSR and what will happen if we do not comply. Apart from this, the webinar provided basic understanding of what
afrmative action meant globally and how it is being implemented in India.
While mentoring Mr. Chakraborty claried the linkage between afrmative action and CSR to the audience, where he suggested
that while we implement our CSR activities we can target the SC/ST communities who account for majority of the poor in India.
Finally, the webinar also showed a way forward to the audience, where incorporating afrmative action through CSR and within
the business strategy would benet the corporations in the long run.
The astounding success of the event could be gauged from the enthusiastic response received from the attendees who posed
numerous questions on CSR to the presenter.
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Stand up
look around
They say, The future lies in the hands of the young ones, but what if those hands are serving food in the restaurants,
picking up rags from the garbage, breaking stones in the mines or mopping your house? Our leaders preach about a
better future, while that future sells tea somewhere in the crowd. It is a fact that India is the youngest country in the world
and it is also a fact that India has the largest number of child labourers.
The census of 2001 revealed that India had 13 million children working under the age of 14. Ever wonder what those 13
million must be doing in 2015? The Census survey 2011 said that India had only 4.98 million child labourers, we hope that
these numbers decreased because of improvement in their condition and not by the fact that most of the child labourers in
2001 became adults in 2011, hence they can't be categorized as child workers.
Not every chai wala can become the Prime Minister and not every slumdog can become a millionaire in a country where
the resources are so centered. Poverty drives children out of schools, the age of learning becomes the age of
hardships and labour. Tender palms become stone-like after hours of breaking rocks. It all happens in front of our
eyes, we know the law, but we rarely take action to enforce it.
We cannot start blaming the Government here (even though they can do much better with the surveillance
system). Let's talk about us. What do we do? Why do we turn blind eye when a kid serves us food in the
restaurant, cleans our table, pulls rickshaw in the blazing heat. As citizens of India we also fail to fulll our
social responsibilities. We feel proud when Kailash Satyarthi wins the Nobel Prize for ghting for child
rights, but when the time comes to be a part of the same cause we withdraw ourselves. Those
children on the streets need help, however more than them we need help to rise over the culture
which is making us so cold hearted that we don't even bother to look at their miseries and the
busy life which has left us with less empathy for the victims of such evil. Instead of lifting them
up we treat these children like scum of the society. Let's be more sensitive towards the
victims of child labour and help them get out of the adverse situation, to set their childhood
free for laughter and joy. We have to be the protector of our future generation.
If you are reading this article then congratulations you belong to a niche percent of
the population, who can actually read and write, and one which has access to a
computer and internet. We have the resources to access the aids which can help
these children. The power of knowledge is immense and as they say "With
great powers comes great responsibilities". We should take little time out of
our busy lives and do something to improve the conditions of these
underprivileged children. There is a lot we can do to help these children.
We can start it from our own houses; never employ a child as servant
and make sure that the society or locality you live in also does the
same. Report the cases of child labour as much as you can
(remember it is a crime so don't hesitate to take action). You
can also contact a number of NGOs and government ofcials
to help these children get out of the adverse condition.
These are little steps which can play a big role in
eradicating child labour from India. Let's take actions
now so that the evil of child labour can be eliminated
completely.
-Karan Pundir
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AGRICULTURE
INDUSTRY
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13%
70%
SERVICES
> 4,50,000
> 2,54,000
> 75,000
> 29,000
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H.P.
Punjab
Chandigarh
Uttarakhand
Haryana
Delhi
Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Nagaland
Meghalaya
Manipur
Tripura
Jharkhand
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
W.B.
Mizoram
Chhattisgarh
Orissa
Maharashtra
Telangana
Goa
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Lakshadweep
Tamil
Nadu
Andamans & Nicobar Islands
Kerala
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Census 2001
5.7% WPR
5.1% WPR
5.1% WPR
4.9% WPR
5.4% WPR
5% WPR
Census 2011
4.8% WPR
4.2% WPR
4.5% WPR
India remains a source, transit, and destination country for minors trafcked for commercial
sexual exploitation and forced labour in domestic service, agriculture, and activities such as
begging, brick making and to serve as soldiers by extralegal armed groups in conict zones.
Sources:
Census of India 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, and 2011.
Data from 2008, published by UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2014.
Understanding Children's Work Project's analysis of statistics from NSS Survey, 2009-2010.
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'Street to Children' has also supported CRY's and Jago Foundation's work since
January 2011, covering 45 villages in Jharkhand's Koderma and Giridih districts.
The programme identies specic issues affecting children belonging to Dalit
community. The initiative raises awareness about child rights, encourages
provisions of new government services and facilitates access to existing ones. It is
working directly with 228 children in 45 villages and also touches 9,630 children in
51 other villages.
Apart from this, the Aviva Great Wall of Education generates publicity and creates a
mass participation experience for the public. It has collected over 10,00,000 books
for underprivileged children and charities since launch, and entered into the Limca
Book of Records 2011.
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