Child labour: A Case Study

Child labour is a many-faceted socio-economic problem, which needs multipronged programme embracing Acts relating to child labour, rehabilitation of child labour, strengthening primary education, improvements of parents’ incomes, etc.

Child labour is a burning issue of global concern. Child labour is a universal phenomenon and it is a by-product of socio-economic structure of the society, children are an asset for any society as well as to nation.

After thorough investigation of the sample study of child labour in Patna town, the following measures are suggested for reduction in the incidence of child labour and for their betterment.

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Case study on child labour

Case study on child labour

More details on case study on child labour for America : RUGMARK is a voluntary labeling program founded in India which tries to ensure that a product is made without the use of child labor. The program focuses on the hand-knotted carpet industry which holds a significant portion of the export market in India. The issues at stake here are the rights of children and the sovereignty of nations to decide their own policies regarding labor standards in their countries. Low labor costs are often the main advantage developing countries have in the global economy, and children’s rights are often ignored in the heat of the competition to be the cheapest supplier of goods to the world market. There remains a question as to whether the demand side of the global marketplace (in this case the United States)has the right to choose not to buy products which were produced using unacceptable means. Should this right to choose be thought of as protectionism or altruism? The Rugmark Foundation works to balance the needs of India as a developing country with the values Western consumer markets are beginning to push onto third world country exporters. They do this by using the proceeds from their labeling scheme to create schools for the children who are taken out of the factories.

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Child labour is a global phenomenon.

however, vary widely from country to country. India possesses the largest child

labourforce in the world despite various measures undertaken by the government

and non-governmental agencies to tackle this issue. According to estimate there are

over 60 million child labour is India constituting nearly twenty five per cent of the

working children of the world (Reported in Mishra, 2004, pp.1-3). Child labour is not

a new phenomenon to our age. What is new, however, is its perception as a social

problem the world over. In the pre-industrial agricultural society of India, children

worked as helpers and learners in hereditarily determined family occupations under

the benign supervision of adult family members. The work place was an extension of

the home and work was characterized by personal informal relationships. The tasks

and technology that work involved were simple and non-hazardous which the child

could learn smoothly and unconsciously, over the years through association.

Global Investigation of Child Labor: Case Studies from India, Uganda, and the United States

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and non-governmental agencies to tackle this issue. According to estimate there are

over 60 million child labour is India constituting nearly twenty five per cent of the

working children of the world (Reported in Mishra, 2004, pp.1-3). Child labour is not

a new phenomenon to our age. What is new, however, is its perception as a social

problem the world over. In the pre-industrial agricultural society of India, children

worked as helpers and learners in hereditarily determined family occupations under

the benign supervision of adult family members. The work place was an extension of

the home and work was characterized by personal informal relationships. The tasks

and technology that work involved were simple and non-hazardous which the child

could learn smoothly and unconsciously, over the years through association.

Its magnitude and dimensions,

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