Impact of Child Labour
Impact of Child Labour
Judit Liyara (B.Ed. English)
Avila college of Education
EdaKochi
Abstract
Child
labour is a social evil prevailing in our society. There is an old saying that
goes ‘The child is the father of man’. It simply translates that childhood is
the formative period when a man’s character is shaped, traits are built and
values inculcated. Quality of life at this stage assumes great importance in
the light that today’s children are tomorrow’s adults and would soon be key
players in the future society. Deprivation takes the form of lack of quality
time with family, absence of personalized love and a sympathetic ear in the
efficient countries.
Introduction
Child labour is integrated part of
labour force, especially in poor countries. These children are the most
deprived of population forced to enter labour market at a tender age to earn something
to contribute to family work, sacrificing personal development. Poverty caused
with rapidly growing population and increasing dependency loud are behind the
incidents of children, employment in village and towns of developing countries.
The exploitive structure and lopsided development.
Child labour hamper the
normal, physical, intellectual. Emotional and moral development of a child,
children who are in the growing process can permanently desert or describe
their bodies when they carry heavy load or are forced to adopt in natural
positions at work for long hours. Children are more vulnerable because they are
less resistant to diseases and suffer more readily.
Need
and Significance
In India, child labour is not a new
phenomenon, it has been in existence since time immemorial in one form or the
other and has been changing from time to time. With the advent of
industrialisation and urbanization in the early 19th century, the
factory and industry began taking the place of handicrafts. Agriculture became
more mechanised. This gave rise to landless labourers. And consequently, there
was an unbroken stream of the rural poor migrant to urban centres in search of
livelihood.Factory, on the other hand required cheap and potential labour.
Objectives
·
To know the
prevailing social evil existing in the society.
·
To know about
child labour
Methodology
The content analysis methodology
was adopted for preparing this article. Various other articles on child labour
were also analysed to prepare this article. The data from internet sources were
also put into use.
Theoretical
overview: Child Labour
Child labour is a complex issue, it
raises questions that are difficult to answer, it has no simplistic solutions
and needs to be tackled at different levels. India is a signatory to the both
the UV Convention and ILO that strictly ban employing children below the age of
14, closer home we have the Child Labour Act of 1986. In many other cases the
law breakers close with impurity with a concept and insensitive official
machinery looking the other way and making a mockery of the legal process. The
fact that the exploited have no other choice and are willing to readily give
themselves up to the exploitations than starve make it difficult to liberate
them. Non-government bodies like the centre of concern for child labour, social
awareness organization and pressure from organizations from abroad in the form
of banning import of product made with child labour have had a better impact in
curbing the menace of child labour or improving their working condition than
the child labour laws which exist only on paper or their enforcers.
Conclusion
Child labour has been a big social
issue which interferes the nations development to a great extent. As we all
know that children become the future of the country so why people are using
child labour only for their small benefits. Child labour withdraws small
children from their sweet and memorable childhood. It interferes with their
regular schooling as it disturbs them mentally, physically, socially and
morally.
Implications
of the study
·
Child labour is
not only a social problem but also an economy.
·
Watching a young
child work for fourteen hours a day is what is termed as child labour.
·
Child labour has a
predominant feature in Indian society.
·
Carpet industry
requires the fine little fingers to weave the finest of knots to create the
most expensive of carpets.
·
Fire cracker
industry probably prefers kids to men because they are cost effective and more
efficient.
·
Even household
labour children last longer and are more honest than adults; is a claim made by
most homemakers.
·
Children born out
of wedlock, children with no parents and relatives often do not find anyone to
support them.
·
This is a root
cause for the problem. Even in family is very poor, the incidence of child
labour will be very low unless there are people willing to exploit the children.
References
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https://en.reset.org/knowledge/
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