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Sandhya Lakshmi Chellapilla
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Child Domestic Labour in India banned from 10th October
September 29, 2006 - 05:40 AM
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India has the highest number of child labourers in the world with one in every six children engaged in some or the other form of child labour. Children are made to work long hours without any pay. They are abused and exploited physically, mentally and sometimes sexually. Though there are laws banning child labour, it goes on as the implementation of the law is very poor.
Recently, the government of India has issued a notification banning child labour in homes and in roadside restaurants (called dhabas, which employ children on a large scale), hotels etc. This law comes into effect on the 10th of October 2006. Though this is a good move, it needs proper implementation by the government and law eforcement agencies. Also needed is societal awareness as child working in homes and dhabas is almost taken for granted. The need of the hour is to remove children from work, rehabilitate them and mainstream them into the society through education.
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Re: Child Domestic Labour in India banned from 10th October
September 29, 2006 - 09:33 PM
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Sandhya-Lakshmi wrote:
India has the highest number of child labourers in the world with one in every six children engaged in some or the other form of child labour. Children are made to work long hours without any pay. They are abused and exploited physically, mentally and sometimes sexually. Though there are laws banning child labour, it goes on as the implementation of the law is very poor.
Recently, the government of India has issued a notification banning child labour in homes and in roadside restaurants (called dhabas, which employ children on a large scale), hotels etc. This law comes into effect on the 10th of October 2006. Though this is a good move, it needs proper implementation by the government and law eforcement agencies. Also needed is societal awareness as child working in homes and dhabas is almost taken for granted. The need of the hour is to remove children from work, rehabilitate them and mainstream them into the society through education.
Sandhya
Thats interesting, and quite a wise move by the Indian government...
However I'm concerned that by making it illegal to use child labour in these institutions, could it actually cause child labour to be pushed underground, and into the black market, possible forcing these children to have lower quality work environments and possibly endangering their health and lives.
By not having child labourers, will this decrease the productivity of firms, and therefore lower family incomes? Will families even be able to afford education for their children?
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Re: Child Domestic Labour in India banned from 10th October
September 30, 2006 - 03:49 AM
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Panipat is the city famous for its carpets,rugs and bedsheets.The striking fact is the carpet indiustry in panipat,esp the makers of hand tuffed carpets,employs childern in huge numbers.Hand tuffed carpets are meant for exports in US and Europe as their demand is very low in India.
Similarly in football factorie sof Pakistan child labourers re emploed to sew the football.
This is an imporatnt issue and must be looked into.
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Re: Child Domestic Labour in India banned from 10th October
October 1, 2006 - 10:49 AM
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This is great news!
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Re: Child Domestic Labour in India banned from 10th October
October 3, 2006 - 07:46 AM
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Dear Sandhya and other friends,
Yes we would all like to see a world where forced and harmful child labour does not exist. However., it is also important to see whats negative about this ban on child labor in India?
what goes against that ban is the fact the India Govt is not prepared to deal with the aftermath of the ban. so many children will be out on streets as they might be thrown out of their workplaces. what wil happen to all these children? govt. clearly doesn't have a plan of action! All children cant be put into govt. institutions which are more jail like rather than rehabilitative! The numbers are too huge to be dealt with such a short-term -notice ban!
A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging this ban. The objective of this PIL is to ensure that children do not face further adversity just because Govt. decides to pass an order without proper Homework! It is to make the govt. accountable so that it improves its systems and not just its laws!
This post was edited on: 2006-10-03 at 07:48 AM by: Shweta-sj
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Sandhya Lakshmi Chellapilla
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Re: Child Domestic Labour in India banned from 10th October
October 6, 2006 - 08:19 AM
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Tiffany, child labour in the unorganized sector is already underground, in the sense of being difficult to measure. There are no reliable sources regarding the number of children trapped in domestic labour, being exploited behind the closed doors or in agriculture or other unorganized sectors.
Will removal of child labour decrease family income, you ask..well, firstly, the children are at work BECAUSE their parents don’t get minimum wages and hence can’t support their families. Research by ILO shows that the parents and family members of child labourers earn lesser than the minimum wage or are unemployed. So the need of the day is to find employment for the adults. Now the qs arises- how can children find work if their parents can’t? Children are a cheaper source of labour, they are docile and will not reply back. Hence are recruited easily.
Shweta, you are right in being skeptical about government’s unpreparedness for implementing the law. After all, the law against child labour has existed for 2 decades now and yet not implemented properly. But adding child labour in homes and dhabas/restaurants etc to the hazardous list of occupations under the law, the Govt has for the FIRST time touched the unorganized sector in the law and herein lies the positive step.
With this law, at least NGOs and concerned citizens would act under the law and pressure the government to implement it.
Moreover, it is wishful thinking to expect that employers will wash their hands off children they employ on the 10th of Oct. But sadly, no employer or very few would come forward to remove children from work. What is needed is a 3 pronged action-oriented strategy: 1) massive awareness and sensitization about the issue among the public; 2) release of children and their rehabilitation by the government and strengthening of the education system and availability; and 3) adult employment and their sensitization about the importance of education.
Vas, there is a movement called Rugmark, which is a consumer label to certify that the carpets are child labour free. Consmers across the USA and Europe ask for a Rugmark certified carpet when purchasing, such is its popularity. If you have come across child labour in the carpet industry, please let us know at info@bba.org.in BBA has done extensive work in the carpet regions of UP and Haryana.
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Re: Child Domestic Labour in India banned from 10th October
October 10, 2006 - 08:45 AM
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WE DONE IT.
IT'S OUR STRUGGLES ...........
RIGHT NOW WE ARE HAPPY WITH THIS RESULT......
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Re: Child Domestic Labour in India banned from 10th October
October 13, 2006 - 06:59 PM
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I agree with several things;
a) implentation of eradication of child labour is possibly poor
b) the aftermath of having children thrown out without any pre-planned programme to ensure that they stay off the streets isn't what the government is ready for
c) where would the family incomes come from then, since even their parents could not find alternative sources of income?
Sometimes I feel like someone should whack the Indian government in the head. A bit more funding funneled into the education system is a much better investment for future development, at least in my personal opinion.
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