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Child labour is preferred an account of low wages and also because children are obedient, submissive, trouble free and are prepared to do all types of work without demanding over time, medical benefits etc.
These and related problems have been brought in sharp focus through various medias way back in 1948, the universal declaration of Human rights, adopted by the united Nations emphasized that a child must be protected against many form of exploitation and provided with all requisite means for formal development. Several legislations have been enacted to provide protection against various forms of exploitation of children, but they are not being implemented due to reasons best known to the implementers.
India has all along followed a proactive policy in the matter of tackling the problem of child labour and always stood for constitutional, and developmental measures that are required to eliminate it, legislative provisions have been made to protect children from exploitation at work and to improve their working conditions. A comprehensive law, namely the child labour act 1986 prohibits employment of children in certain hazardous occupations and processes, and regulates their employment in some other areas. The National policy on child labour was formulated in 1987. Under the project action Plan of the policy, National Child labour Projects (NCLP) have been set up in different areas to rehabilitate child labour. A major activity undertaken is the establishment of special schools to provide non-formal education, vocational training, supplementary nutrition etc. to children with drawn from employment. The ultimate objective of the NCLP is to convert working children into productive participative members of society.
But this is obviously not enough to eradicate the problem that stare us in the face and has earned for the country a bad name in the comity of nations. The National Human Rights commission has said that child labour, including children working in hazardous industries, cannot be eliminated unless the ideal of free and compulsory education for all up to the age of 14 years is realised.
The question that we must all address is whether the stated objective of ending child labour by the year 2025 on the basis of the present approach can indeed be achieved and whether and have the country will be prepared to deal with the much more difficult problem of child labour in various occupations-presently estimated to be more than 50 million-can be brought down. We really require integrated efforts to tackle the problem of child labour. What is urgently required is attitudinal change of employers, health and welfare personals efforts to encourage small-family worms. This also requires the social scientists’ attention to solve family problems and help in building a healthy family environment for its members, educationists to develop the children with desirable attitudes and skills, economists to spread the awareness that a child could be more productive if given a chance to develope and contribute after developing as an adult, and national administration to initiate action programmes with commitment for eradicating child labour from the country.
By: Rakesh Kumar Barik ProfileResourcesReport error
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