Child Labour and Battle for Child Rights in India .

 

Kailash Satyarthi brought laurels to the people of India for being awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize 2014 along with Malala for their battle for child safety . The world has appreciated the battle he fought for child right for years . The term ' Child Labour ' is actually the work that deprives children of their childhood . It destroy their potentiality and their dignity . In short , it is the kind of work that is mentally , physically , socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children .

Child labour is the practice of having children engaged in economic activity , on part or full time basis . The constitution of India (Article 24) prohibits child labour below the age of 14 years in any factory or  mine or castle or engaged in any other hazardous development . But all these laws are mere dead words on paper . Crores of children have been compelled to work in hazardous industries . According to the 2001 national census , there are about 12.6 million children aged between 5 to 14 engaged in different sectors and economics activities . 

 India has the highest number of labourers under 14 in the world . Even today there are 32.7 lakh children who are forced to work in rural and 10.8 lakh in urban areas . The carpets industry in Mirzapur and Bhadoi is notorious for exploiting and employing children . The glass and bangle industries in Firozabad have more than 20000 children working in hazardous and dangerous condition . The diamond industry also employs thousand of children . The more recent reports of the ILO claims that child labour is quite significant in Tamil Nadu's fireworks , matches or incense sticks industries . About 20 million children are condemned to work as domestic labourers and in restaurants . Many NGO's like 'Bachpan Bachao Andolan ' of Kailash Satyarthi are working sincerely to eradicate child labour in India . Only concerted efforts by the governments , the NGO's and the public can eradicate this evil from our civilized society  .

        BUILDINGS ARE BUILT ON BIG BIG LANDS , WORK IS DONE IN BY TINY TINY HANDS.

                                                         STOP CHID LABOUR

BY: - Debasmita Behera

CLASS:- 9'A'