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What Is Child Labour?

The Term "Child Labour" is often referred to work which deprives children of their childhood, their potential and dignity, that is harmful to the physical and mental development of a child. usually, 6 to 14years children belong to Child Labour. 

The world-day-against Child Labour is an ILO sanctioned holiday first launched in 2002 aiming to raise awareness and activism to prevent child labour.

In India Child labour is prevalent from the decades, though there many Govt. organizations, Private institutes & NGO's have been trying to bring down the child labour activities. currently, there are more than 80 lakh children (5-14 years) toiling in fields, factories, shops and elsewhere. 

Hundreds of millions of girls and boys throughout the world are involved in work that deprives them of receiving an adequate education, health, leisure and basic freedoms, violating this way their rights.


Few major steps towards preventing child labour:


1. Spreading Awareness:

  Spreading awareness about the negative impacts which affects the physical and mental development of a child. Promoting not to employee children at work aged less than 14years. By doing that children will be able to get an adequate education. NGOs use community events, sports, arts and theatre to educate communities about the importance of child rights

2. Govt Policies:

The ultimate goal of advocacy is to educate the political decision-makers at all levels in order to bring the required policies to eradicate the anti-social elements and bring positive changes to the societies. Policies and programs relating to access to and the quality of education is closely linked to the issue of child labor. Governments need to recognize this interrelationship and take it into account in their decision-making so that strategies adopted to remove children from hazardous workplaces and place them in education programs are sustainable and responsive to the needs of children in or at risk of child labor

3. Education:

  Education can efforts to reduce and prevent child labor, All educational institutions should place the importance of child education. by considering all aspects of education, from the state school system and non-formal and transitional programs to curriculum development. Non-formal education approaches are especially relevant since they can be tailored or adapted to suit the needs, expectations, and capacities of working, at-risk, and vulnerable children. Nevertheless, education should remain the responsibility of governments.

4. Support NGO Activities:

There many NGOs nationally and Internationally collaborating to remove the child labor systems. they involved in educating and exposing many child activities to society to prevent such social clauses.

The worst forms of child labour include work in hazardous environments, slavery, or other forms of forced labour, illicit activities such as drug trafficking and prostitution, as well as involvement in armed conflict.



Children are like wet cement whatever falls on them makes an impression - Haim Ginott

 

Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear - Nelson Mandela.