abhishreshthaa
Abhijeet S
Children are often treated as the "property" of the very adults who are supposed to take care for them, being ordered around, threatened, coerced, silenced, with complete disregard of them as "persons" with rights and freedoms.
100 million child labourers in India work in hazardous or exploitative conditions.
- They work for 12 - 15 hours a day and earn less than Rs.3 per day.
- They work with explosives, metals, and poisonous gases from the age of 3 - 4 years.
15 million of these children are bonded labourers.
There are 11 million homeless children, living on the streets.
One out of two children between the ages of 6 and 14 has no access to primary education.
80% of child labour is engaged in agricultural work.
25% of the victims of commercial sexual exploitation in India are below 18 years of age.
Millions of children work to help their families because the adults do not have appropriate employment and income thus forfeiting schooling and opportunities to play and rest.
Children also work because there is demand for cheap labour. High incidence of child labour is a result of high incidence of adult unemployment.
Large numbers of children work simply because there is no alternative - since, they do not have access to good quality schools.
Poor and bonded families often "sell" their children to contractors who promise lucrative jobs in the cities and the children end up being employed in brothels, hotels and domestic work. Many run away and find a life on the streets.
All children have the right to be protected from work that interferes with their normal growth and development. Abandoned children, children without families and disabled children need special care and protection.
100 million child labourers in India work in hazardous or exploitative conditions.
- They work for 12 - 15 hours a day and earn less than Rs.3 per day.
- They work with explosives, metals, and poisonous gases from the age of 3 - 4 years.
15 million of these children are bonded labourers.
There are 11 million homeless children, living on the streets.
One out of two children between the ages of 6 and 14 has no access to primary education.
80% of child labour is engaged in agricultural work.
25% of the victims of commercial sexual exploitation in India are below 18 years of age.
Millions of children work to help their families because the adults do not have appropriate employment and income thus forfeiting schooling and opportunities to play and rest.
Children also work because there is demand for cheap labour. High incidence of child labour is a result of high incidence of adult unemployment.
Large numbers of children work simply because there is no alternative - since, they do not have access to good quality schools.
Poor and bonded families often "sell" their children to contractors who promise lucrative jobs in the cities and the children end up being employed in brothels, hotels and domestic work. Many run away and find a life on the streets.
All children have the right to be protected from work that interferes with their normal growth and development. Abandoned children, children without families and disabled children need special care and protection.