ABOUT CHILD LABOUR

Child labour refers to the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives them of their childhood and is harmful to their physical and mental development. There are nearly 152 million child labors the world over; most of them are driven by poverty. Children belonging to poor families have limited access to education due to inadequate infrastructure, insufficient resources and social discrimination. Such children often live in unhygienic and deprived conditions, due to this reason, children who are supposed to go to school are pushed towards labour instead of attending school.

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IMPACT OF CHILD LABOUR

1. Injuries and disabilities

2. Exposure to health hazards

3. Lack of education and socialisation

4.Lack of childhood

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 ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT

As poverty is the major cause of child labour in our country, the government should give assurance to provide the basic amenities to the lower strata of our society. The National Policy on Child Labour declared in August, 1987, contains the action plan for tackling the problem of Child Labour. 

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PREVENTIONS

1. SPREAD AWARENESS

2. SUPPORT NGOs 

3. Educate Child Labourer's Parents 

4. Send more children to school

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