presentation on child labour definition

• Environment

Impact Economics

• Sustainable Agriculture
• Smart Buildings
• Green Mobility
• Energy Transition
• Artificial Intelligence
• Satellites and Drones
• About RESET

What Is Child Labour? Definition, and What to Look Out For

Child labour is defined as work that harms or exploits children, and it's a lot more common than you might think. while progress has been made around the world in the fight against child labour, there's still a long way to go..

Author Rima Hanano:

Translation Julian Furtkamp , 08.22.23

There is no universally accepted definition of child labour. Varying definitions of the term are used by international organisations, non-governmental organisations, trade unions and other interest groups. There are also varying opinions about who exactly counts as a child. While international conventions define children as people aged 18 and under, individual governments — and indeed, different cultures — may define “children” according to different ages or other criteria.

Therefore, to avoid confusion, when writing or speaking about “child labour”, it is best to clarify exactly what is meant. According to the ILO (International Labour Organization), child labour is work carried out by children under the age of 18 that in any way exploits them, causes them mental, physical or social harm, or places them in mortal danger. It is work that interferes or blocks their access to education and “deprives them of their childhood, their potential and their dignity”.

How many child labourers are there in the world?

According to UNICEF data from 2023,

“In the world’s poorest countries, slightly more than 1 in 5 children are engaged in child labour.”

Global numbers of child labourers are put at 160 million children, 63 million girls and 97 million boys, from the most recent (2020) study published by the UNICEF’s International Labour Organization (ILO), a shocking number which has actually risen from 2016.

In sub-Saharan Africa, 23.9 percent of children aged 5-17 work, compared to around 5.6 percent in Asia Pacific and 6 percent in the Americas. Moreover, approximately 79 million of these children are engaging in ‘hazardous’ work “that directly endangers their health, safety and moral development”.

What do child labourers do?

most children in child labour are not in an employment relationship with a third-party employer. Instead, they work on family farms and in family businesses. According to the ILO, more than 70 percent of all child labourers work within their family unit. The agricultural sector accounts for the largest share of child labour worldwide, however other industries that frequently rely on child labour include manufacturing, mining, quarrying, construction, domestic service and general service such as in retail, restaurants and hotels.

It is generally thought that boys become involved in child labour more often than girls, although exact figures on this can be difficult to estimate, with girls much more likely than boys to shoulder responsibility for household chores, a form of work not considered in the child labour estimates.

What are some myths and misunderstandings about child labour?

There are, sadly, still many misconceptions about what child labour is. Some of these include:

1. Child labour is only a problem in low-income countries

In fact, child labour — including hazardous forms of work — can be found in many countries. In the US, for example, underage workers are often employed in agriculture, with a high proportion of them coming from either immigrant or ethnic-minority families. Working on farms, they are exposed to extreme heat, sharp tools and heavy machinery as well as toxic pesticides.

2. Child labour will disappear when poverty disappears

Eradicating poverty is the very first of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals and because child labour is so often a result of situations of extreme poverty which force parents to employ their children in order to earn extra money, achieving that goal would surely have an impact on the issue of child labour. However, the complexity of the issue requires a multi-level approach and child labour can and must be eliminated independently of poverty reduction.

3. Most child labourers work in sweatshops

Images of products made by children in sweatshops to be sold cheaply to rich customers in the Global North is a compelling symbol for child labour, but in fact only a small proportion of all child workers are thought to be employed in export industries. According to UNICEF, most of the world’s child labourers are “actually found in the informal sector — selling on the street, at work in agriculture or hidden away in houses — far from the reach of official labour inspectors and from media scrutiny.”

4. Boycotting brands is the only way to stop child labour

Boycotting certain brands and products is one important aspect of tackling child labour, but doing so will only affect export sectors, which are relatively small exploiters of child labour. UNICEF suggests a more comprehensive strategy against child labour: an integrated approach by governments, international organizations, civil society, the private sector and children, that involves providing access to basic services, strengthening national child protection systems and promoting social change.

What causes child labour today?

Poverty is widely considered the main reason that children work in jobs that are exploitative and inappropriate for their age. But there are other reasons as well, including:

• Family expectations and traditions
• Limited access to compulsory, accessible education and daycare
• Public opinion that downplays the risk of early work for children
• Employers that do not uphold workers’ and children’s rights
• Limited opportunities for women in society
• Irregular monitoring and weak enforcement of relevant laws
• Local laws that include a lot of exemptions
• Globalisation and an emphasis on low labour costs in order to supply consumers who demand low-cost products

“The parents of child labourers are often unemployed or underemployed, desperate for secure employment and income. Yet it is their children, more powerless and paid less, who are offered the jobs.” What this report is suggesting is that children in paid employment are put there because they are easier to exploit and are cheap labourers. These are the words of UNICEF in their important 1997 “Roots of Child Labour” report.

What are some solutions to the problem of child labour?

Many children in hazardous and dangerous jobs are in danger of injury or even death. Between 2000 and the year 2020, the vast majority of new workers, citizens and new consumers — whose skills and needs will build the world’s economy and society — will come from developing countries. Over that 20-year period, some 730 million people have joined the world’s workforce — more than all the people employed in the most developed nations in 2000. More than 90 percent of these new workers will be from developing nations, according to research by Population Action International.

In order to fairly and adequately meet the needs of this growing workforce and not rely on child labour, a few things must be prioritised, namely:

• Increased family incomes
• Education — that helps children learn skills that will help them earn a living
• Social 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 that they cannot afford to care for

But real change requires a collaborative effort and a shared belief that it is “preventable, not inevitable”.  The responsibility falls equally on the shoulders of governments, businesses and individual consumers.

On a corporate level, companies have a duty to stop child labour. The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principle on Business and Human Rights have agreed upon international treaties and guidelines to pressure businesses to do all they can to eliminate child labour from their supply chains.

On the individual level, you can work towards a better awareness of where your products come from, and try to adopt more conscious consumption. For example, you can use the aVOID plug-in to ensure your online shopping is fair and sweatshop-free.

Author: Julian Furtkamp / RESET Editorial (February 2010)

Last updated: Lana O’Sullivan (September 2023)

TAGGED WITH

You also might be interested in, corporate social responsibility (csr) – prioritising positive societal impact.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a mechanism by which companies hold themselves to a set of legal, ethical, social and ecological standards. It is a form of business self-regulation that has developed alongside greater public awareness of ethical and environmental issues. But is it always a force for good?

Conflict and Violence: No Child’s Play

Children used in armed conflict is a sad reality in a number of countries, and an increasing source of distressing news stories. A United Nations campaign has been working to help stop this practice, helping countries ensure that no children are recruited as child soldiers in their national security forces, and stop and prevent the violence against children in conflict zones.

Recycled Plastics: Social and Environmental Benefits Right From the Source

There are an estimated 30 million waste pickers globally, trying to make a living in very harsh conditions, ultimately providing an important waste management service for very little in return. How can their work be more fairly valued so that it can continue to bring both environmental and social benefits to all? This social enterprise has been working it out.

The aVOID Plug-in: Wiping Out Child Labour With Just a Click

We’re all guilty of it. And it’s hard not to be. We buy clothes with only a vague idea of how and where they were produced, and even less information about who made them. Were they made in a sweat shop? Or by children?

Human Trafficking in the 21st Century

The International Labour Organisation estimates that around 20.9 million people are trapped in forced labour or human trafficking circumstances with the resulting profit amounting to 150 billion USD annually.

Mostly Read

Baus taka’s new mobile app boosts waste management and recycling in mombasa, agriculture as a cycle: growing produce with nutrients from the suskult sewage treatment plant, open source platform litefarm supports sustainable farmers, deep green data centres heat swimming pools in the “perfect symbiotic relationship”, “agriculture can do so much more than produce food”: we interview sonoko bellingrath-kimura, why a digital twin of the arctic has “the potential to be game-changing”, well beyond app empowers people in remote kenya to take charge of their water supply, fish doorbell in utrecht: why thousands of people are waiting for fish on the internet, efriends – electricity sharing with neighbours, vegan meat: a climate-friendly and healthy alternative, privacy overview.

Help us stay independent!

Carefully researched content exploring solutions for the major challenges of our time: Behind RESET there’s a dedicated team of writers. All of our content is independent, open-access and completely free of advertising and sponsored links.

In order for it to stay that way, dear readers, we need your help. Whether you give five euro or fifty – every donation makes a difference!

• Child Participation
• End Violence Against Children

Child Labour: What you need to know

• Link for sharing
• Share on Facebook
• Share on LinkedIn

According to a report by International Labour Organization , 50 million people are in situations of modern slavery on any given day, either forced to work against their will or in a marriage that they were forced into. This number translates to nearly one of every 150 people in the world. 

There are 27.6 million people in situations of forced labour translating to 3.5 people for every thousand people in the world. Women and girls make up 11.8 million of this total. More than 3.3 million of all those in forced labour are children.

The ILO report also shows that millions more men, women, and children have been forced to work or marry in the period since the previous estimates were released in 2017.

Forced labour has grown in recent years, with an increase of 2.7 million people between 2016 and 2021. This translates to a rise in the prevalence of forced labour from 3.4 to 3.5 percent per thousand people in the world.

By definition, child labour is a violation of both child protection and child rights.

Poverty is the primary reason children are sent to work. But sadly, child labour keeps children from getting the education they need to break the cycle of poverty.

39% of the children - 1.31 million - are in forced labour exploitation jobs, 10% of the children -0.32 million- are working in state-imposed forced labour and 51% - 1.69 million - are working in commercial exploitation jobs.

Some work long hours in factories or in domestic service. Others are in forced labour, including child soldiers and sexual exploitation.

The 2021 International Labour Organization report  indicates that a total of 3.3 million children are in situations of forced labour on any given day, accounting for about 12 per cent of all those in forced labour. And owing to data constraints, these numbers, already alarming, may well be just the tip of the iceberg. The forced labour of children constitutes one component of child labour, which the international community – through Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals – has committed to ending by 2025.

There are concerns that the risk of forced labour among children has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 10.4 million children, for example, have lost at least one parent to the pandemic, out of which 7 million have become orphans, leaving them vulnerable to abuse in contexts in which child support systems are inadequate.

June 12 is the United Nations-sanctioned  World Day Against Child Labour , a time to remember the young workers who have been robbed of their childhood, education, and the future they deserve.

What is child labour?

Child labour is the exploitation of children who are deprived of their childhood by work that prevents them from attending school or causes physical, mental, or social harm.

In their early developmental years,  children are especially vulnerable to injuries , though physical and mental health problems may not be evident for years.

Where is child labour a problem?

Child labour is concentrated in the world’s poorest countries, where 40.7% of children are engaged in exploitative work. Sub-Saharan Africa, home to  27 of the world’s 28 lowest income countries,  now has more children in child labour than the rest of the world combined. Child labour is also common in areas where there is insecurity or armed conflict.

Family poverty and poor schools are two major reasons children in low-income countries are in the labour force.

Different forms of Child labor have high prevalence rates in different parts of the world.

Forced labor of children in domestic work is primarily high in parts of Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and South Asia. Debt bondage is largely still practiced inform of traditional practices such as wahaya practice in Niger involving domestic work and sexual exploitation and Haliya and Kamaiya practices in Nepal involving agricultural bonded labour. In South Asia, where endemic levels of debt bondage persist among brick kiln workers, children work alongside their indentured parents.  UNODC statistics indicate that children account for one in every three detected victims of trafficking worldwide, rising to one in two in low-income countries. 

What are the worst forms of child labour?

The ILO’s Convention No. 182 defines hazardous and morally damaging forms of labour and calls for their immediate and total elimination. As defined by the convention, the worst forms of child labour include:

• Slavery or similar practices
• Child trafficking
• Forced recruitment into armed conflict
• Sexual exploitation
• Drug production and trafficking or other illegal acts
• Debt bondage
• Hazardous work that can cause injury or moral corruption

How can I help end child labour?

Pray for children trapped in work that puts them in danger or prevents them from attending school. Ask God to protect them from further exploitation so that they may enjoy the physical, mental, and spiritual nurture they need to maximise their potential.

Give to support World Vision’s grassroots work around the world to protect children from child labour and other forms of exploitation, abuse, and violence.

Sponsor a child . By investing in a child’s life, you’ll help them stay in school. You’ll also help to build up their community so that there’ll be more job opportunities for them to pursue as adults.

What is World Vision doing to end child labour?

World Vision places children at the centre of all our work to transform communities for good. We empower children to know their rights and work toward their own well-being. And we work with their parents and communities to see that kids are protected and that their futures are not stolen by labour exploitation.

By taking initiative in these areas, we help create a protective environment that cares for and supports all children:

• Providing educational services to enhance instruction quality and improve the learning environment
• Providing support for parents to improve their incomes and food security so that children don’t need to work
• Encouraging support for national child labour laws and their enforcement
• Promoting social accountability for communities, governments, and businesses to combat child labour
• Equipping communities — faith leaders, parents, and community groups — to monitor vulnerable children to keep them out of hazardous work and help their families survive without their child’s income
• Promoting decent work for youth who are above the minimum working age through training, life skills and entrepreneurship, as well as savings and credit services
• Empowering girls and boys to understand their rights and develop the skills to meaningfully transform their communities

History of child labour

Children have always contributed to the economic upkeep of their families through farm labour and handicrafts.

However, the growth of manufacturing and farm mechanisation during the Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries led to many children working under dangerous conditions in factories and farms.

This in turn prompted children labour laws that not only regulated child labour conditions, but also mandated education. Here are some highlights of child labour history:

1973  — The Minimum Age Convention, ratified by 172 countries, sets the minimum age for employment but allows some exceptions.

1989  — The UN enacts the Convention on the Rights of the Child to guarantee protection of children’s rights to grow and thrive.

1992 — The International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) is founded to promote the global elimination of child labour and to support countries in their efforts.

1999  — The ; Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention , ratified by 186 countries, requires ending practices like slavery, child trafficking, debt bondage, forced labour in armed conflict, prostitution, pornography, drug trafficking, and other illicit activities.

2021  — The UN General Assembly declares this to be the Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.

2025  — All forms of child labour are to end this year under  Target 8.7 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

• Games & Quizzes
• History & Society
• Science & Tech
• Biographies
• Animals & Nature
• Geography & Travel
• Arts & Culture
• On This Day
• One Good Fact
• New Articles
• Lifestyles & Social Issues
• Philosophy & Religion
• Politics, Law & Government
• World History
• Health & Medicine
• Browse Biographies
• Birds, Reptiles & Other Vertebrates
• Bugs, Mollusks & Other Invertebrates
• Environment
• Fossils & Geologic Time
• Entertainment & Pop Culture
• Sports & Recreation
• Visual Arts
• Demystified
• Image Galleries
• Infographics
• Top Questions
• Britannica Kids
• Saving Earth
• Space Next 50
• Student Center

child labour

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

• Canadian Encyclopedia - Child Labour
• EH.net - Child Labor during the British Industrial Revolution
• Social Welfare History Project - Child Labor
• International Labour Organization - What is child labour
• Academia - Child Labour in India
• National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Challenges and perspectives of child labor
• child labor - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)
• child labor - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)

child labour , employment of children of less than a legally specified age. In Europe , North America , Australia , and New Zealand , children under age 15 rarely work except in commercial agriculture, because of the effective enforcement of laws passed in the first half of the 20th century. In the United States , for example, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 set the minimum age at 14 for employment outside of school hours in nonmanufacturing jobs, at 16 for employment during school hours in interstate commerce , and at 18 for occupations deemed hazardous.

Child labour is far more prevalent in developing countries , where millions of children—some as young as seven—still toil in quarries, mines, factories, fields, and service enterprises. They make up more than 10 percent of the labour force in some countries in the Middle East and from 2 to 10 percent in much of Latin America and some parts of Asia. Few, if any, laws govern their employment or the conditions under which work is performed. Restrictive legislation is rendered impractical by family poverty and lack of schools.

The movement to regulate child labour began in Great Britain at the close of the 18th century, when the rapid development of large-scale manufacturing made possible the exploitation of young children in mining and industrial work. The first law, in 1802, which was aimed at controlling the apprenticeship of pauper children to cotton-mill owners, was ineffective because it did not provide for enforcement. In 1833 the Factory Act did provide a system of factory inspection.

Organized international efforts to regulate child labour began with the first International Labour Conference in Berlin in 1890. Although agreement on standards was not reached at that time, similar conferences and other international moves followed. In 1900 the International Association for Labour Legislation was established at Basel, Switzerland, to promote child labour provisions as part of other international labour legislation. A report published by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) of the United Nations in 1960 on law and practice among more than 70 member nations showed serious failures to protect young workers in nonindustrial jobs, including agriculture and handicrafts. One of the ILO’s current goals is to identify and resolve the “worst forms” of child labour; these are defined as any form of labour that negatively impacts a child’s normal development. In 1992 the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) was created as a new department of the ILO. Through programs it operates around the world, IPEC seeks the removal of children from hazardous working conditions and the ultimate elimination of child labour.

Your 101 Guide to Child Labour

• Link for sharing
• Share on Facebook
• Share on LinkedIn

What is child labour?

When we talk about child labour, we don’t mean asking your kids to do the dishes. Child labour is defined by the International Labour Organisation as paid or unpaid work that children do which deprives them of their childhood, their dignity or their potential and is harmful to their development. One in 10 children around the world is engaged in some kind of child labour. If all children were able to finish high school , 420 million people could be lifted out of poverty. The stakes are high!

OK – but what’s the big deal about kids doing some work?

Of the estimated 160 million children between 5 and 17 around the world currently engaged in labour, a massive 79 million – over half – are engaged in hazardous work that directly endangers their health, safety, and development.

This is usually hard work that most adults would think twice about doing, and often in very poor conditions – it’s common for children to be exposed to harmful chemicals or toxins while working in farming or factories, physically strenuous tasks beyond their childhood strength or carrying heavy loads, using dangerous tools, exposure to extreme temperatures (most common in bakeries or laundries), or worse, like sex work. Because of their age and understanding, children involved in child labour are highly vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, especially regarding their rights and personal safety.

That’s terrible. But it has nothing to do with me.

Actually, it really does. Dozens of the world’s biggest brands have been tied up in scandals related to child labour – either through contracting to firms that exploit children or firms that source their components from companies that do. Every time you make a purchase, there’s a good chance that producing the item you just bought involves some kind of child labour.

Gosh. And what does a problem at that scale mean for kids long term?

Child labour isn’t just a problem for a child’s safety on the job – working as a child robs kids of their future potential, too. Whether they are employed for income or kept home from school to clean the house or stay in the fields so their parents can work, not getting an education can trap children in a cycle of lifelong poverty. In fact, if the unpaid domestic labour of young girls was considered, the number of children missing school to do work would increase exponentially. On the flip side, getting an education is a game changer, not just for individuals but their whole country. If by 2030 all school-age girls enrol in and complete secondary education, the gross domestic product (GDP) of developing countries will increase by 10% by 2040 .

So school isn’t just about algebra then?

School isn’t just a place to learn; school is a place to be a child. Our school years are a fundamental part of our formative experience in terms of socialisation, maturing, developing and also just being carefree and safe amongst our peers. These opportunities help shape how you interact, behave, and achieve as an adult. At school, we learn boundaries, respect for others, how to make and keep friends, and so many other things other than arithmetic and history. The research is clear – the longer a child stays in education , the more money they will make in their lifetime, the healthier they will be, and the stronger and more stable their community will be.

But their families need the money they earn, right?

Right. Poverty forces families to send their children to work, but child labour also contributes to intergenerational poverty by keeping median incomes lower . Education costs money, but it is one of the best investments a family or a country can make in its economy. Countries, where children stay in education longer, have better economies that grow faster – and yet one in three children engaged in child labour is out of school because they are trying to meet the immediate needs of their families. It’s a tough cycle to break – but it is possible.

Tell me more.

Around the world, child sponsors are helping parents and carers to learn job skills, start businesses and save money, boosting their incomes and eliminating the need for children to work. In turn, that helps protect children from harm, exploitation and abuse and improves their chances of getting an education. 

When you sponsor a child, you also help children, parents and communities to learn about children’s rights, making them less vulnerable to exploitation, and you help to advocate for national and municipal child labour laws to be enacted and enforced.

If you’re a child sponsor, you’re already making huge progress towards ending child labour. Right now, 2.1 million sponsors globally are partnering with children and their communities to break the cycle of poverty – and for every child sponsored, an average of four more children benefit. Thank you!

Child Labour PPT Free Download: Definition, Causes and Facts

Welcome to our presentation on Child Labour. Child labour is a harsh reality that affects millions of children worldwide. It’s a violation of their rights, a threat to their education, and a danger to their physical and emotional well-being. Children as young as five years old are forced to work in hazardous conditions, sacrificing their childhood and potential. In this presentation, we’ll explore the shocking statistics and heart-wrenching stories of child labor.

Also See: Human Rights PPT Free Download: Meaning, Importance, NHRC

We’ll examine the root causes, from poverty and lack of education to social and cultural norms. You’ll learn about the efforts of organizations and individuals working to combat child labor and ensure access to education and protection for all children. Join us on this journey to raise awareness and spark action to end child labor and give children the childhood they deserve.

Also See: Plastic Pollution PPT Download: Types, Causes and Effects

Table of Content for Child Labour PPT

• Introduction
• Areas of Child Labor
• Disadvantages

Free Download Link

Child Labour PPT

Related posts:

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

• High contrast
• Press Centre

Search UNICEF

Child labour.

• Available in:

More to explore

• Article (2)
• Blog post (1)
• Document (3)
• Explainer (1)
• Press release (4)
• Remarks (1)
• Bangladesh (2)
• Global (15)
• Lebanon (1)
• Middle East and North Africa (1)
• State of Palestine (1)
• Syrian Arab Republic (1)

What is child labour?

Action Against Child Labour

Child labour and responsible business conduct

Unicef executive director catherine russell's remarks at the world day against child labour high-level side event.

Charting the course

Stories of suffering and hope: afghanistan and pakistan.

Child labour rises to 160 million – first increase in two decades

Unicef's plans for the year for the elimination of child labour.

COVID-19 and Child Labour: A Time of Crisis, A Time to Act

COVID-19 and child labour

COVID-19 may push millions more children into child labour – ILO and UNICEF

New UNICEF, NBIM guidance to help businesses prioritize child rights in global supply chains

CHILD LABOR

Aug 04, 2014

410 likes | 1.26k Views

CHILD LABOR. Definition. “ Child " shall apply to all persons under 18 years of age or those over but are unable to fully take care of themselves or protect themselves from abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation or discrimination because of a physical or mental disability or condition.

Share Presentation

• high child labor incidence
• own household enterprises
• lack education
• www pinoypress
• www articlealley

Presentation Transcript

Definition • “Child" shall apply to all persons under 18 years of age or those over but are unable to fully take care of themselves or protect themselves from abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation or discrimination because of a physical or mental disability or condition. Republic Act No. 7610            

Definition • Child labor • Illegally employing children who are less than 15 years of age in dangerous and life threatening activities • Work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and is harmful to their physical and mental development Child Labour and IPEC: An overview http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/manila/ipec/about/overview.htm

Child Work vs. Child Labor CHILD WORK • Activities that can be combined with schooling (e.g. household activities) • Not harmful to children • Does not interfere with schooling • Contributes to their development CHILD LABOR • Performed at the expense of education • Work which is potentially hazardous, exploitative and detrimental to a child's health, schooling, physical, social and emotional well-being

According to the National Statistics Office 2001 survey, of the 25 million children between the age of five and 17 nationwide, four million children are already working. Of the four million working children, only 2.6 million were able to attend school. Rise in child labor in Philippines tied to CARP’s failure PUBLISHED ON June 29, 2007 AT 10:32 AM · http://www.pinoypress.net/2007/06/29/rise-in-child-labor-in-philippines-tied-to-carps-failure/2/

Bigger the household more likely that children work in order to help support the family. Final Report: 2001 survey on children 5-17y/o. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATIONINTERNATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR (ILO-IPEC) AND NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE

Males were more likely to work than females with a national sex ratio of 173 males per 100 females. Final Report: 2001 survey on children 5-17y/o. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATIONINTERNATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR (ILO-IPEC) AND NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE

A total of 2.6 million children 5-17 years old were laborers and unskilled workers during the past 12 months. • Largest percentage of child workers (49.5%) were found in the farms. • 83% or 1.2 million working children 5-17 years old who got paid gave earnings to their family, wholly or partly. Final Report: 2001 survey on children 5-17y/o. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATIONINTERNATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR (ILO-IPEC) AND NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE

The top two reasons why children 5-17 years old worked were to help in their own household enterprises and to supplement their family income. Final Report: 2001 survey on children 5-17y/o. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATIONINTERNATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR (ILO-IPEC) AND NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE

Common industry where child labor is practiced • Deep-sea fishing (Muro Ami and Paaling) • Hog, banana, coconut, rice, rubber, sugarcane, tobacco, corn industries • Gold mining sector • Fashion accessories manufacturing • Pyrotechnics industry • Pornography Rachana Deshpande. Child Labor in Philippines, 15th October 2008 ttp://www.articlealley.com/article_666377_17.html RP has high child labor incidence, Saturday, 12 September 2009 15:27 Kristine L. Alave/Inquirer.net http://www.asianjournal.com/dateline-philippines/headlines/2904-rp-has-high-child-labor-incidence-.html

Consequences of Child Labor • Children end up being malnourished and weak • Suffering from a large number of ailments • Lack education Child Labour and IPEC: An overview http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/manila/ipec/about/overview.htm

Punishment for the guilty • Fine of 50,000 to a million and/or imprisonment 6 months to 20 years Republic Act No. 7610            

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9231 • An act providing for the elimination of the worst forms of child labor and affording stronger protection for the working child

SEC. 12. Employment of Children– Children below fifteen (15) years of age shall not be employed except: 1. When a child works directly under the sole responsibility of his/her parents or legal guardian and where only members of his/her family are employed

SEC. 12. Employment of Children– Children below fifteen (15) years of age shall not be employed except: • Provided, that his/her employment neither endangers his/her life, safety, health, and morals, nor impairs his/her normal development • Provided, that the parent or legal guardian shall provide the said child with the prescribed primary and/or secondary education

SEC. 12. Employment of Children– Children below fifteen (15) years of age shall not be employed except: 2. Where a child’s employment or participation in public entertainment or information through cinema, theater, radio, television or other forms of media is essential:

Employment contract is concluded by the child’s parents or legal guardian, with the express agreement of the child concerned, if possible, and the approval of the Department of Labor and Employment

"(a) The employer shall ensure the protection, health, safety, morals and normal development of the child: "(b) The employer shall institute measures to prevent the child’s exploitation or discrimination taking into account the system and level of remuneration, and the duration and arrangement of working time; and

"(c) The employer shall formulate and implement, subject to the approval and supervision of competent authorities, a continuing program for training and skills acquisitions of the child.

Ensuring that all children go to school and that their education is of good quality are keys topreventing child labour. http://www.unicef.org/protection/index_childlabour.html

• More by User

Child Labor

Child Labor Pakistan A young girl carries a load of wool down a street in a poor section of Peshawar. Pakistan has laws that limit child labor, but the laws are often ignored. An estimated 11 million children work in Pakistan's factories.

4.5k views • 27 slides

Child Labor. Pakistan A young girl carries a load of wool down a street in a poor section of Peshawar. Pakistan has laws that limit child labor, but the laws are often ignored. An estimated 11 million children work in Pakistan's factories.

818 views • 27 slides

Child Labor. The Pictures of Lewis Hine. Discussion Prompt. "There is work that profits children, and there is work that brings profit only to employers. The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work." -- Lewis Hine, 1908.

1.01k views • 21 slides

Child labor

Child labor. Are you for or against child labor laws?. www.kyvl.org why should we care bout child labor, kathleen beegle. The assumption that labor is harmful to children development underpins both the theoretical literature and the policy debate on child labor.

743 views • 20 slides

Child Labor . Mill Worker. By 1900, 1 in 4 mill workers was under the age of 16 The children employees were often orphans They worked and lived at the mill They worked the same hours as adults. They did jobs that required quick feet and small hands rather than skill. Jobs like…

294 views • 8 slides

Child Labor. By: Sam McDonald. Introduction- What is child labor?. The dictionary defines child labor as the employment of children in an industry or business especially when illegal or considered exploitative. What is the significance of child labor.

804 views • 9 slides

Child Labor.

445 views • 20 slides

Child Labor. Lewis Hine. The Quest.

515 views • 36 slides

******Child Labor******

******Child Labor****** . By: Ameelya. Ali’s story. Ali lives in Souf Camp. It is one of six emergency camps built in Jordan since 1948 for Palestinian refugees. Through the years, over 1.8 million people have arrived in the camps.

245 views • 8 slides

Warm-Up: Please make a list of all the problems you see at Seneca and then describe how you would fix the problems if you could. Child Labor. Young children worked for long hours and low pay in dangerous environments. These children received no education . Child Labor.

379 views • 23 slides

Child Labor . Farming in the West. Families began moving west to start their own farms. Each farmer was given 160 acres under the Homestead Act. As the west expanded, schools were built for children to attend. Many farm children rarely went to school though. Farming in the West.

563 views • 12 slides

Child Labor. Global Awareness and Activism. What is Child Labor?. Child labor is work that harms children or keeps them from attending school.

699 views • 15 slides

Child Labor. Rebecca Nelson WWU. What is child labor?. Work that harms children or interferes with the child attending school. . Courtesy of Googleimages. How many child laborers exist?.

604 views • 17 slides

Child Labor. By: Jessica Moffett, Lily Chau, and Melissa Gay. A mill worker. This is Harriet Hanson.

242 views • 13 slides

Child labor. Noted urban photographer Lewis Hine captures the cramped working conditions and child labor in this late nineteenth-century canning factory. Women and children provided a cheap and efficient work force for labor-intensive industries. George Eastman House.

610 views • 26 slides

Child Labor. By Savan Patel. Child Labor. Threatens children’s physical, mental, or emotional well-being. Involves intolerable abuse, such as child slavery, child trafficking, debt bondage, forced labor, or illicit activities. Prevents children from going to school.

577 views • 20 slides

Child Labor. Sally Soo Min Julia. Causes of Child Labor. Lack of protection from government Poverty Parental illiteracy Overpopulation Unemployment of elders Absence of parents(orphans). Jobs. Making roads Shoe blacks Errand boys Flower selling Newsies. Glass making

529 views • 12 slides

CHILD LABOR. Paige Arcand. What is the social injustice?. In this article Radya is being adopted into this new family but having to work as a maid in the house. This article affects Radya and her “sister” Zainab , because Radya is the one having to work and Zainab feels bad for her.

206 views • 6 slides

Child Labor. Madison Suchocki Period 3. http://a.abcnews.go.com. Thesis. Child labor is unfair to children. http://malialitman.files.wordpress.com. http://a.abcnews.go.com. What is child labor?. 5-11 year old vs 12-14 year old Harsh conditions/hazardous jobs Little to no pay

248 views • 7 slides

Child Labor. The Coal Workers Greasers : little boys who were responsible for greasing the wheels of the mining carts.

158 views • 5 slides

Child Labor. Rich Nelson, Labor Law Specialist NE Dept. of Labor (402) 471-4711 [email protected]. Purpose of Child Labor Laws.

851 views • 56 slides

Child Labor. Brainstorm prior knowledge. Intro facts.

248 views • 15 slides

• My presentations

Auth with social network:

Download presentation

We think you have liked this presentation. If you wish to download it, please recommend it to your friends in any social system. Share buttons are a little bit lower. Thank you!

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

A Presentation on Child Labour

Published by Alberta Garrison Modified over 5 years ago

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "A Presentation on Child Labour"— Presentation transcript:

What are The Effects of Child labor?. Child Labor Child labor is reported as one of the social problems in Lebanon, especially in underserved urban neighborhoods.

Lost Children of the Himalayas. This isn’t a true story…

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level 1.

Child labour.

Family Violence The expanded definition in the family law jurisdiction.

Why More Women Are Poor Than Men. Poverty and Women For over 30 years, there has been a trend for increasing numbers of single women, and women with children,

CHILDREN LABOURS André Darruiz – CEL LEP Lapa - Alt Plus.

Warm Up: How did natural resources and new means of transportation affect the growth of industry?

CHILD LABOUR. INTRODUCTION CHILD HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT “SOCIAL ISSUE” IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY LIKE INDIA.

Social Protection in the European Social Model Ellen Nygren, LO Sweden 2012.

Child Labor. What is child labor? "Child labor" is work for children under age 18 that in some way harms or exploits them (physically, mentally, morally,

Effects of Child Labor Dylan Hoang. Economy  Believe it or not, life today has changed tremendously compared to the previous years where society actually.

HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE Introduction. Health A child’s health is defined as physical, emotional, mental and social well-being Most childcare.

Industrial Conflict. Introduction When there is no good relationship with the employee – employer – trade union, then the problems may arise like - industrial.

3.3 The power of the consumer. The power of consumers to influence producers and their products Consumers can have a large influence over producers. Through.

Technical Session 4 Child labour Endemic Countries: Challenges and Strategies.

Lauren Hadjimarcou.  International Labour Organization  “…as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and.

Child Labour.

EU-Myanmar investment Opportunities and Challenges On Local Labor Market.

Introduction to Global Human Rights Issues: Poverty.

About project

© 2024 SlidePlayer.com Inc. All rights reserved.

Child labour

This document provides an overview of child labour in India through a presentation by Maj Gen Nilendra Kumar for Bachpan Bachao Andolan and Lex Consilium Foundation. It defines child labour and notes that 168 million children globally and over 11 million in India are engaged in child labour. The presentation discusses the link between child labour, poverty, and lack of education. It outlines the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986 and key cases like PUDR v UOI that have addressed child labour. The document also discusses norms for raids, rescue of child labourers, and trials against offenders under the Act. Read less

Recommended

More related content, what's hot, what's hot ( 20 ), similar to child labour, similar to child labour ( 20 ), more from nilendra kumar, more from nilendra kumar ( 20 ), recently uploaded, recently uploaded ( 20 ).

• 1. A PRESENTATION ON CHILD LABOUR by Maj Gen Nilendra Kumar An effort for Bachpan Bachao Andolan and Lex Consilium Foundation
• 2. CHILD LABOUR “Child labour and poverty are inevitably bound together and if you continue to use the labour of children as the treatment for the social disease of poverty, you will have both poverty and child labour to the end of time.” -Grace Abbott American social worker
• 3. CHILD LABOUR Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood. It may interfere with their ability to attend regular school. It is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful.
• 4. ANOTHER DEFINITION “The system of employing or engaging a child to provide labour or service to any person, for any payment or benefit , paid to the child or to any other person exercising control over the said child .” Delhi High Court in Save the Childhood , Foundation Case , 15th November 2014) WP(Crl), 2069/2005
• 5. BEGAR It may be loosely described as labour or service which a person is forced to give without receiving any remuneration for it. PUDR v UOI, (1982) 3 SCC 235.
• 6. NUMBERS OF CHILD LABOURERS GLOBALLY 168 million (ILO data) It is a myth that the children employed as child labour are usually orphans. Only about 3 out of 1000 are orphans
• 7. SIZE OF CHILD LABOUR • “According to ILO today more than 168 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 work.” INDIA • Officials estimates indicate the number of child labourers as 4.3 million. • Analysis of census data 2011 by BBA puts the number as 11.7 million. • Number of children between 6-14 years (as per Census 2011) who are out of school is 33.9 million. These are all vulnerable to labour.
• 8. NUMBER OF WORKING CHILDREN IN INDIA Main workers (who work for more than six months in a year) - 4.35 million Main workers, marginal and those seeking (available for) work- 11.7 million -Census data 2011 (ORGI)
• 9. MHA and MWCD Data • Child Trafficking cases - 4,52,000 • Prosecutions – 25,006 APPALING FIGURES NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS FOR CHILD LABOUR DURING 2008-12: 3394 Obviously, the offenders are not being made to answer for their answers for their crimes. Source: Crime in India Report 2014 & 2015 National Crime Records Bureau 2014 2015 FIR lodged 147 251 Victims rescued 485 449 Offenders produced for trial 74 152 Convictions 3 7 Pendency 90% 94.3%
• 10. CHILDHOOD TRAMPLED Children are at work as domestic servants, in different industries, service sectors, agricultural sector, unskilled labour etc.
• 11. CHILD LABOUR IN CARPET INDUSTRY Out of 3,00,000 child workforce 70 percent are migrants and engaged in bonded labour. They hail from the states of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh in India and Nepal.
• 12. PRIME REASONS FOR CHILD LABOUR 1. Unemployment 2. Poverty 3. Illiteracy 4. Demographic explosion
• 13. Child Labour Lack of Education Poverty June 12th is designated as World Day Against Child Labour Relationship between Child labour, Illiteracy and Poverty
• 14. POINT TO PONDER Some believe that mere retrieval of children employed as labour and imparting them education may not be able to prevent them from being drawn as child labour again, unless they are empowered in gain full skills.
• 15. REASONS WHY CHILD LABOUR CONTINUES 1. Lack of concern towards poor and neglected children 2. Lack of political will 3. Poor enforcement of rural development and poverty alleviation schemes 4. No assurance of minimum wages for adults workers 5. No fair price to farmers 6. Absence of free and quality education
• 16. WHY EMPLOYERS PREFER CHILDREN OVER ADULTS  Children are docile.  Cheaper option for the employer. A child my not be paid even one fourth of the wages paid to an adult.
• 17. LINK BETWEEN CHILD LABOUR AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 1. Child labour is concerned not only with development and welfare, it is a violation of human rights. 2. Economic exploitation of children cannot be justified on grounds of poverty alleviation of the family. 3. Child labour deprives children of their due involvement in economic, social and political activities. 4. It takes any their basic rights to education, freedom and equality. 5. Child labour is universally a crime.
• 18. SOCIAL JUSTICE • Fair and just relation between the individual and society. It is the process of ensuring that individuals fulfil their societal roles and receive what was their due from the society. • The fair and proper administration of laws conforming to the natural law that all persons, irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, possessions, race, religion etc are to be treated equally and without prejudice.
• 19. RISK AND CONSEQUENCES 1. Children are more prone to injuries and occupational hazards. 2. Made to work under unregulated conditions for almost 12 – 14 hours in a day. 3. Emerge as docile and cheapest source of labour. 4. Child labour results in adult unemployment. 5. Children always remain poor, illiterate and deprived of development and growth opportunities.
• 20. CONSEQUENCE Demographic analysis shows that population growth is much higher in child labour prone areas and potential source areas of child trafficking
• 21. In India, 55 million child labourers earn about Rs 150 million a day. It translates to less than Rs 3 per child.
• 22. CHILD LABOUR (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) ACT, 1986 An Act to prohibit the engagement of children in certain employments and to regulate the conditions of work of children in certain other employment.
• 23. PROHIBITION It means a law or an order that forbids a certain action.
• 24. REGULATION It means the act or process of controlling by either rule or restriction.
• 25. PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS AND PROCESSES Section 3- No child shall be employed or permitted to work in any of the occupations set forth in Part A of the schedule or in any workshop wherein any of the processes set forth in Part B of the schedule is carried on: Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to any workshop wherein any process is carried on by the occupier with the aid of his family or to any school established by or receiving assistance or recognition from Government.
• 26. OCCUPATION It means an activity or pursuit in which a person is engaged, especially a person’s usual or principal work or business.
• 27. CHILD Section 2 (ii) means a person who has not completed his fourteenth year of age.
• 28. ESTABLISHMENT Section 2 (iv) includes a shop, commercial establishment, workshop, farm, residential hotel, restaurant, eating house, theatre or other place of public amusement or entertainment.
• 29. FAMILY Section 2 (v) In relation to an occupier means the individual, the wife or husband ,as the case may be ,of such individual and their children, brother or sister of such individual.
• 30. OCCUPIER Section 2 (vi) In relation to an establishment or workshop means the person who has the ultimate control over the affairs of the establishment or workshop.
• 31. WORKSHOP Section 2(x) means any premises (including the precincts thereof) wherein any industrial process in carried on.
• 32. REGULATION OF CONDITIONS OF WORK OF CHILDREN
• 33. HOURS AND PERIOD OF WORK Section 7 1. No child shall be required or permitted to work in excess of such number of hours as may be prescribed for such establishment or class of establishments. 2. The period of work on each day shall be so fixed that no period shall exceed three hours and that no child shall work for more than three hours before he has had an interval for rest for at least one hour. 3. The period of work of a child shall be so arranged that inclusive of his interval for rest under sub section (2), it shall not be spread over more than six hours including the time spent in waiting for work on any day.
• 34. 4. No child shall be permitted or required to work between 7 PM and 8 AM. 5. No child shall be required or permitted to work overtime. 6. No child shall be required or permitted to work in any establishment on any day on which he has already been working in another establishment. Section 8 Weekly Holidays:- Every child employed in an establishment shall be allowed in each week, a holiday of one whole day, which day shall be specified by the occupier in a notice permanently exhibited in a conspicuous place in the establishment and the day so specified shall not be altered by the occupier more than once in three months.
• 35. Under the CL PRA, only 13 industries were placed in the prohibited category. There was no child labour prohibition for agriculture, construction, domestic work and restaurants.
• 36. DISPUTES AS TO AGE Section 10 If any question arises between an Inspector and an occupier as to the age of any child who is employed or is permitted to work by him in an establishment, the question shall ,in the absence of a certificate as to the age of such child granted by the prescribed medical authority, be referred by the Inspector for decision to the prescribed medical authority.
• 37. MAINTENANCE OF REGISTER Section 11 There shall be maintained by every occupier in respect of children employed or permitted to work in an establishment, a register to be available for inspection by an Inspector at all times during working hours or when work is being carried on in any such establishment, showing a. The name and date of birth of every child so employed or permitted to work; b. Hours and periods of work of any such child and the intervals of rest to which he is entitled; c. The nature of work of any such child, and d. Such other particulars as may be prescribed.
• 38. PENALTIES Section 14 Whoever employs any child or permits any child to work in contravention of the provisions of Section 3 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to one year or with fine which shall not be less than 10,000/- Rs but which may extend to Rupees 20,000/- or with both.
• 39. PROCEDURE RELATING TO OFFENCES Section 16 1. Any person, police officer or inspector may file a complaint of the commission of an offence under this Act in any court of competent jurisdiction. 2. Every certificate as to the age of a child which has been granted by a prescribed medical authority shall, for the purposes of this Act , be conclusive evidence as to the age of the child to whom it relates. 3. No Court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence under this Act.
• 40. CLASSES OF CRIMINAL COURTS • Section 6 Cr.PC 1. Court of Session 2. Judicial Magistrate of first class/ Metropolitan Magistrate 3. Judicial Magistrate of the second class 4. Executive Magistrate
• 41. JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2015 Section 79 Whoever ostensibly procures a juvenile or child (an individual less than 18 years) for the purpose of any hazardous employment, keeps him in bondage, withholds his earnings or uses such earnings for his own purposes shall be punishable with up to three years imprisonment and shall be liable to fine.
• 42. LANDMARK JUDGMENT
• 43. People’s Union for Democratic Rights v. UOI 1982 AIR 1473,1982 SCC (3) 235 Decided on: 18 Sep 1982 Bench: Justices PN Bhagwati and Baharul Islam
• 44. FACTS OF THE CASE PUDR, an organization for protecting democratic rights, commissioned three social scientists for investigating and inquiring working conditions of the workman engaged in various projects of Asiad. Children below the age of 14 years were found to be employed by the contractors in the construction work. Based on their report, complaints about violation of various labour laws was made to the Supreme Court of India by way of a letter to one judge. The Supreme Court treated the letter as a writ petition.
• 45. Held , Public interest litigation is a strategic arm of the legal aid movement and is intended to bring justice within the reach of the poor masses. It is intended to promote and vindicate public interest which demands that violations of constitutional or legal rights of large number of people who are poor, ignorant or in a socially or economically disadvantaged position should not go unnoticed and undressed . The poor too have civil and political rights and the Rule of Law is meant for them also.
• 46. • Legal aid is the provision of assistance to people otherwise unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system. Legal aid is regarded as central in providing access to justice by ensuring equality before the law, the right to counsel and the right to a fair trial.
• 47. 2) Public interest litigation is essentially a co-operative or collaborative effort on the part of the petitioner, the state or public authority and the court has to secure observance of the constitutional or legal rights, benefits and privileges conferred upon the vulnerable sections of the community and to reach the social justice to them.
• 48. 3) The time has now come when the courts must become the courts for the poor and struggling mases of the country. Social justice is the signature tune of our Constitution.
• 49. 4) Construction work is clearly a hazardous occupation and it is absolutely essential that the employment of children under the age of 14 years must be prohibited on every type of construction work.
• 50. 5) The complaint of violation of Article 24 based on the averment that children below the age of 14 years are employed in the construction work of the Asiad Projects is clearly a complaint of violation of fundamental rights.
• 51. 6) There are certain fundamental rights conferred by the constitution which are enforceable against the whole world and they are to be found inter alia in Articles 17, 23 and 24. Art. 17- Abolition of untouchability Art. 23- Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour. Art. 24- Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc.
• 52. RAID & RESCUE Provisions for best interest of child Based on information received, NGOs in concert with a SDM, officers of police, labour dept. carry out a surprise operation for the rescue of child labour who are thus released from bondage. The premises are sealed. The statement of victims are recorded and they are issued a release certificate before repatriation to their home.
• 53. RAID It means a sudden attack or invasion by law enforcement officers, usually to make an arrest or to search for an evidence of the crime.
• 54. RESCUE It means the act or an instance of saving or freeing someone from danger or captivity.
• 55. BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD DOCTRINE A standard by which an authority determines what arrangements would be to a child’s greatest benefit. The decision is taken on whatever best advances the child’s welfare.
• 56. NORMS TO BE OBSERVED AT A TRIAL OF OFFENDERS UNDER CLPRA, 1986
• 57. TRIAL COURT 1. The court to create a child friendly atmosphere . 2. The trial to be conducted in camera. 3. The child victim should not be confronted with the accused. 4. The court may resort to recording of statement through video conferencing. 5. The court may direct that the questions to be put by the accused to the child victim be given in writing to the Presiding officer who may in turn put the same to the victim in a language neither embarrassing nor confusing.
• 58. RIGHTS OF A VICTIM / RESCUED PERSON 1. Will be interviewed by the police officer or a member of recognized welfare institution or NGO or Social worker. It will not be in the presence of employer or any of his agent. 2. To be always kept segregated from the offender. 3. Provide police protection if threatened by the employer. 4. To be kept informed about the progress of the case. 5. To be treated gently and correctly.
• 59. 6. Help of interpreter during interview, if needed. 7. To be informed of eventual repatriation / rehabilitation. 8. Safety of self and family ensured. 9. Statement under Section 161 CrPc to be recorded only when the victim is comfortable , willing and fit to do so. 10.Identity will not be revealed and anonymity will be maintained. 11.To be informed and assured of all actions in their best interest. 12.Their belongings will be kept safe.
• 60. 13.Their siblings /relations if any , will also be rescued . 14. To point out physical injuries , trauma if any, at the time of recording of statement . Record also any harm suffered, whether emotional or psychological. 15. Victim can select the place of interview . eg., at shelter, children’s home , any other place of safety where he is comfortable. 16. In case of sexual exploitation , the statement to be recorded in camera. 17. To receive appropriate medical attention.
• 61. POSITION IN OTHER REGIMES UNITED STATES The main law regulating child labour in the United States is the Fair Labour Standards Act, 1938. For non-agricultural jobs, children under 14 may not be employed. Children between 14 and 16 may be employed in allowed occupations during limited hours, and those between 16 and 18 may be employed for unlimited hours in non hazardous occupations. A number of exceptions to these rules exist , such as for employment by parents, news paper delivery and child actors. The Act also contains broad exemptions permitting farm work by children , including children under 12.
• 62. • The secretary of labour has designated a number of occupations as ‘particularly hazardous’. The designations includes manufacturing explosives, working in coal and other mines, power driven machinery, slaughtering and meat packaging establishments and rendering plants, roofing and excavation.
• 63. Young entrepreneurs who use the family lawnmower to cut their neighbors grass or perform babysitting on a casual basis are not covered under the FLSA.
• 64. The Federal Child Labour Provisions do not-  Require minors to obtain working papers or work permits, though many states do  Limit the numbers of hours or times of day that workers 16 years of age and older may legally work though many states do
• 65. CRITICISM • Federal child labour enforcement like state prosecutions have been generally inadequate. • FSLA has not provided any express private rights of action for violation of child labour provisions.
• 66. CASE LAW • The child labour case (Hammer V. Dagenhart; 247 US 251, 1918) relied on the tenth amendment to declare a federal law as unconstitutional. The law was meant to prohibit in inter state commerce of goods produced in factories that employed children under the age 14 or employed children between the age of 14 and 16 for more than 8 hours a day or six days a week. • The court said that regulating the hours of labour of children was entrusted (entirely) to the state authority.
• 67. EUROPEAN UNION Many of the children working across Europe have extremely hazardous occupations in agriculture, construction, small factories or on the street. This has been reported for example in Albania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.
• 68. Experts have remarked that child labour interferes with children’s schooling; their results are soon affected and they may eventually drop out of school. This only perpetuates the cycle of poverty. Choosing education over work for children is the only way for a country to develop.
• 69. ACCORDING TO ILO Worst forms of child labour are witnessed in slavery, debt bondage, prostitution, pornography, forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict, use of children in drug trafficking and other illicit activities and all other work likely to be harmful or hazardous to the health, safety or morals of girls and boys under 18 year of age.
• 70. GOOD PROGRESS TOWARDS CHILD LABOUR FREE SOCIETY • Turkey • Brazil • China • South Africa • Sri Lanka
• 71. “In my opinion, apathy and lack of respect towards childhood are the biggest drivers of child labour. This attitude is reflected through many manifestations including low level of social responsiveness which emanates from lack of concern towards poor and neglected children.” -Kailash Satyarthi. QUOTE

• All Emergencies
• Afghanistan
• Horn of Africa
• Israel and Gaza
• Rights and Equity
• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
• Our Work in Canada
• Data and Research
• Policy and Advocacy
• Youth Participation
• Become a Monthly Donor
• Buy a Survival Gift
• Leave a Legacy Gift
• Give a Gift in Honour
• Give a Gift in Memory
• Gifts of Securities
• Host Your Own Fundraiser
• UNICEF Canada Galas
• Corporate Engagement
• Philanthropic Giving and Social Impact
• Campus Clubs
• Schools for UNICEF
• Paddington's Postcards
• Make a Halloween Donation
• Accountability
• President & CEO
• Leadership Team
• Board Of Directors
• Honorary Council
• Ambassadors
• Youth Advocates
• +1 (800) 567-4483

Ten things you didn’t know about child labour

Share this:.

June 12 is recognized globally as the World Day Against Child Labour. By definition, child labour is “work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development.”

Causes of child labour include poverty, barriers to education, cultural practices, market demand, and the inadequate/poor enforcement of legislation and policies to protect children. The effects of child labour deprive children of their right to education, expose them to violence and reinforce intergenerational cycles of poverty. It has to stop.

Read on to learn more about child labour – and how you can help protect children’s rights.

1.  160 million children are engaged in child labour

The International Labour Organization (ILO)  estimates that worldwide approximately 160 million children, 63 million girls and 97 million boys are engaged in some form of employment – accounting for  1 in 10 children worldwide. 

According to  UNICEF’s estimate, in lower-income countries, almost one in five children are engaged in work that is potentially harmful to their health. 

2.  Slavery is still a threat to children

Slavery and bonded labour are some of the worst forms of child labour. The consequences are staggering. Child labour can cause severe physical and mental harm and even result in death. It often leads to slavery and sexual or economic exploitation. Almost invariably, it deprives children of education and healthcare, violating their fundamental rights.

3.   Children caught in emergencies are exploited

Child labour exists on almost every continent. Almost half of all children in child labour (86.6 million children) are found in Sub-Saharan Africa; 48.7 million children are engaged in child labour in the Asia and the Pacific; 8.2 million children in Latin America and the Caribbean; 2.4 million children in the Arab States and 8.3 million children in Europe and Central Asia, according to the ILO.

Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean have seen steady progress in child labour since 2008; however, similar progress has eluded sub-Saharan Africa which has seen an increase from 22.4% to 23.9% in the percentage of children aged 5 to 17 years in child labour by region. 

4. Gender Disparities in Child Labour 

Child labour is more prevalent among boys than girls at every age . However, boys and girls are equally likely to be involved in child labour. Gender disparities are often observed in the type of activities, as girls are far more likely to be involved in unpaid household services. 

5.  Education can break the cycle of poverty

Providing safe, accessible and high-quality education encourages families to send working children to school. However, education programs for working children must acknowledge that these children often provide essential income for their families. Classes that are designed around the schedules of working children or that provide stipends to families for lost income, help children pursue learning without jeopardizing the financial security of the family.

Support children’s right to education

6.  The world is committed to ending child labour by 2025

In 2015, UN member states adopted 17 Global Goals for sustainable development, including goal 8.7 to end all forms of forced labour, modern slavery and child labour by 2025. Eliminating child labour will help address poverty, strengthen economies and positively influence education, health and protection systems worldwide.

7.  Canada has joined the fight against child labour

Canada has ratified the ILO’s Minimum Age Convention (ILO 138) to set the minimum age for work at 15 and prohibit hazardous work for young workers. This marks an important step in Canadian efforts to eliminate child labour, prioritize education and ensure appropriate employment for young people. Canada’s young people also have the right to protection from work that is unsafe or interferes with school, rest and healthy development while balancing the benefits of work.

8.  Communities can make a difference

Child labour starts and ends in communities. UNICEF supports communities in changing their cultural acceptance of child labour, while supporting strategies and programming to provide alternative income to families, access to childcare, quality education, and protective services.

9.  Companies can make a difference

The private sector has a crucial role to play in eliminating child labour, which includes establishing legal supply chains and business practices, providing decent work for young workers and ensuring the protection and safety of children. Companies can adopt the Children’s Rights and Business Principles to respect and support children's rights.

10.  You can make a difference

There are many ways for you to join the fight against child labour – from becoming an ethical consumer to helping to send children to school and supporting UNICEF to tackle the issue at its source.  Every child has the right to a childhood - no exceptions.

• Child Protection
• Child Labour,
• Child Soldiers
• Middle East and North Africa,
• Sub-Saharan Africa,
• Central America and the Caribbean,
• South America,

JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST

Sign up to receive email updates about UNICEF’s work for every child. Get a closer look at UNICEF programs in action, hear about emergency response efforts, and learn how you can help children. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Got any suggestions?

We want to hear from you! Send us a message and help improve Slidesgo

Top searches

Trending searches

5 templates

170 templates

education technology

258 templates

welcome back to school

111 templates

meet the teacher

30 templates

20 templates

World Day Against Child Labour

It seems that you like this template, world day against child labour presentation, free google slides theme, powerpoint template, and canva presentation template.

Child labour involves children being forced to work below the minimum age, a practice that interferes with their normal life. June 14 is World Day Against Child Labour, and we have created this template to raise awareness about this problem. The backgrounds are dark, but the elements (illustrations of people and plants) is like a light of hope. In fact, these images have been designed using beautiful watercolor effects. Simple, elegant and lovely, just like an effective presentation should be!

Features of this template

• 100% editable and easy to modify
• 35 different slides to impress your audience
• Contains easy-to-edit graphics such as graphs, maps, tables, timelines and mockups
• Includes 500+ icons and Flaticon’s extension for customizing your slides
• Designed to be used in Google Slides, Canva, and Microsoft PowerPoint
• 16:9 widescreen format suitable for all types of screens
• Includes information about fonts, colors, and credits of the free resources used

How can I use the template?

Am I free to use the templates?

How to attribute?

Attribution required If you are a free user, you must attribute Slidesgo by keeping the slide where the credits appear. How to attribute?

Related posts on our blog.

How to Add, Duplicate, Move, Delete or Hide Slides in Google Slides

How to Change Layouts in PowerPoint

How to Change the Slide Size in Google Slides

Related presentations.

Premium template

Unlock this template and gain unlimited access

Register for free and start editing online