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CHILD LABOUR
IN INDIA
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INTRODUCTION

▪ The 2011 national census of India found the total number of

child labourers, aged 5-14,to be at 10.1 million and the total child
population to be 259.64 million in that age group
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What Froms of child labour are there in
india?

▪ Many child labourers in India are working for starvation wages in

Textile factories,helping with the processing of carpet,or doing
back breaking work in brick making factories and quarries. Other
child labourers work selling cigarettes on the street for the
tobacco industry
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What are the causes of child labour
in India?

▪ Despite the recent economic boom in India,more than a third of

all Indians still live below the poverty line. The technical
innovations and developments in the IT sector have not created
jobs in poverty-stricken areas. People from rural areas with little
education often see no alternative but to take their children out
of school and put them to work to help feed their family.
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Are there not Indian laws against
child labour?

▪ The Indian government enacted a law against child labour in

1993 prohibiting dangerous work or activities that could harm the
mental, spiritual, moral or social development of girls and boys
under the age 18.
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What needs to be done to stop child
labour in India?

▪ Much more has to be done in the political landscape to stop

exploitative child labour in india: the law against child labour
must be further tightened and more strictly enforced. In addition,
it is important to combat extreme poverty, a root cause of child
labour. Addressing poverty and inequality is crucial to end child
labour in india.
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Conclusion

▪ Children constitute the nation’s valuable human resources. The

future well being of the nation depends on how its children grow
and develop. So it is the duty of the society to look after every
child with a view of assuring full development of its personality
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