English

Project
Session : 2024-2025

A Project Report On
“ Child Labour In India”

Submitted by Priyansu Panda

Class – /I2 t h (Science)
Roll no. (cbse) –

Under the Guidance of

Miss. Payal Yadav
PGT (English)

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 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Priyansu Panda, a student of

class XII-B has successfully completed the English
project report on “Child Labour in India”.
This project work is genuine and fair to the best of
my knowledge and belief.

Signature of
Teacher
Principal
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

SL NO HEADINGS PAGE
NO.

1. Acknowledgement 4.
2. Statement of Purpose 5.
3. Action Plan 6.
4. Introduction to Child labour 7.
5. Causes and Consequences of Child labour 7.
6. Important facts about Child labour 8.
7. Various Child labour policies in India 8.
8. Conclusion 9.
9. References 10.

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 Acknowledgement
I extent my heartfelt gratitude to my teacher,
Miss. Payal Yadav for her guidance, constant
encouragement and assistance during the course
of preparation of my
project.
I am extremely thankful to M r. AB Pandey
Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghathan for his
sincere support in the completion of my work.
I thank my family and friends for giving a helping
hand in the successful completion of the project.

Name: Priyansu Panda

Roll No: 58
Board Roll No:

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 Statement of Purpose

“CHILD LABOUR IS CHILD ABUSE FOR WHICH THERE IS

NO EXCUSE”
The numbers of child labour population in India is
increasing day by day. While child labour around the world
has declined by more than a third in the last 15 years, it
remains a serious challenge and barrier to the well being of
children. According to a census report in 2011 by UNICEF,
there are more than 10.1 million child labourers in India who
are mostly between 5 and 14 years of age. Now on it looks
like it is becoming a growing phenomenon of using young
children as domestic workers, specially in urban areas.
Also there are many side-effects of working at a young age
such as skin diseases, various lung diseases, weak eyesight,
etc. The elimination of child labour is one of the major priority
which is also being implemented currently in India. A large
number of non-governmental and voluntary organizations are
involved in this process along with some national and
international organizations as well. This study intends to
summarize the reasons behind this increase in child labour
population and also to provide various suggestions to reduce
this child working in various parts of the country.

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 Action Plan
The problem of child labour has got quite deep from the past
few decades and it still remains to be one of the major threats
that degrade our society. Nowadays, this issue is not getting
that much attention which is not a good aspect.
A study has been prepared in order to summarize this issue
and also it would provide a brief description about how to
tackle this immense problem.
The following steps will be followed to complete the study:
1. Reviewing literature and videos related to the topic.
2. Writing the report based on the review. The report will cover
Child labour, an analysis of the same and conclusion.

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Introduction to Child labour
Child Labour means the employment of children who have not reached the legal
age for working. This activity deprives children of their respective childhood
which is meant for learning, playing, enjoying, etc. It is even very detrimental to
their physical and mental development. Mostly in urban areas, it is very common
to see children of poor families working in fields and in other areas to contribute
to the family income.

Causes and Consequences of Child labour

 There are numerous reasons why children end up losing their childhood:
Children coming from poor families may be forced to work in order to support
in upbringing of their respective families. Even a low aspiration from parents
and children itself can be a major cause of child labour as they find themselves
in a situation where they end up working in local factories or grocery stores.
Children are mostly unskilled and also, they provide cheap but good support
to the greedy
employers. Most of the illiterate people are unable to provide help to the
children and are unable to encourage them to go to school and hence, it end up
in a havoc in the future of these children. Quality education is much expensive
in many parts of the world and for many families living in poverty, priority is
given in providing food for their families since education for them is
unaffordable. Marrying at an early age results in Overpopulation, having many
children with little or no resources to support leads to Child labour.

 Also there are some major negative impacts of Child labour:

Childhood plays a major role in bringing smile to any humans face whenever
they are remembered of their childhood but here, Child Labour plays an evil
impact by depriving a young one from the opportunity of living a good and
happy childhood. Child labour can also lead to health complications due to
undernourishment and poor working conditions as the children employed in
bad working places
such as mines and badly maintained factories might end up carrying lifetime
health issues for themselves. Children working at a young age might face
various issues such as discrimination, sexual exploitation and unfavourable
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working hours which may result in mental upset of these children.
Important facts about Child labour
 There are some major unknown facts about Child labour:
Currently, there are nearly 30 million people held in slavery and an estimated 26 percent
are children. In 2012, 160 million children from 5 years old to 17 years old were
involved in Child labour. Around the world, one in six children are forced to work, with
children below the age of 18 representing between 40-50% of labourers. According to
the UNICEF, there are over 3 lakh child soldiers forced into armed
combat. ‘World Day Against Child labour’ is celebrated by the United Nations on
June 12 in order to remember the young workers who have been robbed of their
childhood, education and the future they deserved. 1 in every 10 child labourers
worldwide is from India. Highest number of child labourers are in Asia and Pacific,
where over 122 million children are forced into work.

Various Child labour Poilicies in India

Child labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2017
Govt. of India has notified the amendment in the Child labour Central Rules after
extensive consultation with the stakeholders. The rules provide broad and specific
framework for prevention, prohibition, rescue
and rehabilitation of child and adolescent workers. It also clarifies on issues related with
help in family and family enterprises and definition of family with respect to child, specific
provisions have been incorporated in rules. Further, it also provides for safeguards of artists
which have been permitted to work under the Act, in terms of hours of work and working
conditions.

Child labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016

Govt. has enacted the Child labour Amendment Act, 2016 which came into force on 1st
Sept. 2016. The Amendment Act completely prohibits the employment of children
below 14 years. The amendment also
prohibits the employment of adolescent in the age group of 14 to 18 years in hazardous
occupations and processes and regulates their working conditions where they are not
prohibited. The amendment also provides stricter punishment for employers for violation
of the Act and making the offence of employing any child or adolescent in contravention
of the Act by an employer as cognizable.

Child labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986

Article 24 of the Indian Constitution clearly states that, “No child below the age of 14 years
shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or employed in any hazardous
employment.” The Child labour Act
of 1986 designates a child as a person who has not completed their 14th year of age. It
aims to regulate the hours and the working conditions
8 of child workers and to prohibit
child workers from being employed in hazardous industries.
 Conclusion
Supporting Fair Trade: Being conscious of the products that we purchase as
if its too cheap to be true, it might have be made by underpaid and overworked
children in factories.
Get informed: By educating ourselves about the problems in the society and
also keeping a check on what is being done by the govt. in order to stop it.
Discouraging people to employ children in homes, shops, factories, etc:
Child Labour cases gets a massive increase when various businesses openly use
it in various industries. NGOs currently are helping in making the society aware
about this social evil and we should also contribute by encouraging people to
eliminate child labour by not letting these poor children get employed at a young
age.
Supporting NGOs like Save the Children: Save the Children offers
immediate aid to victims of child labour, while also working for long-term
societal change. It has rescued 9337 children from child labour in ongoing relief
and rescue missions in India. Present in 120 countries, Save the Children
focuses on providing education and a new life for millions of children affected
by armed conflict and exploitation.
Sending more children to school: India has the world’s largest educational
system, yet faces the hurdles of low literacy, due to low enrollment.
Organisations like Save the Children execute several initiatives to boost
children’s enrollment in schools. The organizations maps out-of-school children
and those who are at risk of dropping out and ensures that they enter into the fold
of education.
Engaging with the Sustainable Development Goals: The success of
various Sustainable Development Goals are meant only when we all
contribute together in the upbringing of these Goals.
Improving economic growth: Many of the children drift away from the path
of education completely and hence, they end up in child labour. This means that
the country has a lack of formally educated adults who can contribute to the
process of nation-building and helping in the country’s economic growth.
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 References

1. Child labour (2022):

Retrieved from
https://vikaspedia.in/social-welfare/women-and-child-development/
child-

development-1/resources-on-safe-childhood-for-panchayat-member
s/child-labour
2. Child labour Policies (2021):
Retrieved from
https://vikaspedia.in/education/child-rights/child-labour-policies
3. Measures to prevent Child labour in India (2020):
Retrieved from
https://www.savethechildren.in/child-protection/top-5-ways-to-tackle-the-p
roblem-
of-child-labor-in-india/
4. Real Stories of Child Slavery: Child labour in India (2013)
Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Zsctc_25XFk
5. Child labour (2016):
Retrieved from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labour

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