Child labor in India and the rest of the world

Child labor in India and the rest of the world

Mr. Jayanta Saha writes this awesome article about Child labor in India and the rest of the world. Moreover, he is associated with MIES Institute one of the best competitive coaching centers in West Bengal for the last 15 years as a guest faculty. He has huge experience in teaching for WBCS, SSC, PSC, RAIL, etc exams. In his opinion, MIES Institute is one of the top competitive exam institutes in West Bengal.

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Child labour & World day

We observed World Day Against Child Labour each year on 12 June to highlight the plight of child laborers. Not all work done by children should be classified as child labor. Work that does not affect their health and personal development or interfere with their schooling is generally as being positive. Therefore, the term ‘child labor’ is often defined as work that deprives children of their childhood. And moreover, is harmful to their physical and mental development.

In 1979, the Indian govt. formed the Gurupadswamy Committee to find child labor prohibition and means to tackle it. Many NGOs like Bachpan Bachao Andolan, CARE India have been working to eradicate child labor in India.

The govt of India implemented a law against child labor. But poverty is the mother of crime. Therefore, for the betterment of life and their family, they are compelled to do hard work. It is important to combat extreme poverty, a root cause of child labour.

Child labor in India and the rest of the world

According to the latest report. As announced by the International Labour organization, around one crore fifty lakh Indian children engaged in work between the age of 7 to 16 years old. They are victims of the cycle of poverty. Tens of thousands of Indian boys and girls are struggling every day to fulfill their needs. Therefore, it is nothing but vanity to attend school. In U.P, Bihar, M.P, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand it is a natural scenario where the children are employed or doing unpaid work.

The latest survey study said, in India, many child laborers are working for starvation wages in textile factories, brick-making factories, selling cigarettes. Unfortunately, a number of girls are victims of child trafficking in India. A recent study says, more than fifteen lakhs of children involved in prostitution. Moreover, even after the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation are continued to be grim.

UNICEF & Child Labor

UNICEF said nearly one in ten children are subjected to child labor in the world. Almost half of them work in critical condition. Trafficked children are often subjected to violence, abuse, and other human rights violations. Many of whom have been uprooted by conflict, disaster. Moreover, poverty, being forced into work. Therefore, it is really a matter of regret, three crore children forcefully live outside their country.

By 2025, an estimated 22 crore children will be facing a crisis period. The current COVID-19 pandemic can influence child labor. Moreover, including a fall in living standards, deteriorating employment opportunities, temporary school closures. UNICEF and Microsoft launch very recently to protect vulnerable children and women amid rising in domestic and gender-based violence due to COVID-19.