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WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR |
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- June 12, every year: To
raise awareness and activism to prevent child labour in
economic as well as military fields.
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Description |
- The ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of
Child Labour (IPEC) was created in 1992
with the overall goal of the progressive elimination
of child labour, which was to be achieved through
strengthening the capacity of countries to deal with the
problem and promoting a worldwide movement to combat child
labour.
- The term “child labour” is often
defined as work that deprives children of their
childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is
harmful to physical and mental development. It
refers to work that: is mentally, physically, socially or
morally dangerous and harmful to children; and interferes
with their schooling by:
- depriving them of the opportunity to
attend school;
- obliging them to leave school
prematurely; or
- requiring them to combine school
attendance with excessively long and heavy work.
- The worst forms of child labour that
need to be eliminated first are:
- all forms of slavery;
- the use, procuring or offering of a
child for prostitution;
- the use, procuring or offering of a
child for illicit activities;
- work which, by its nature or the
circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely
to harm the health, safety or morals of children.
- Labour that jeopardises the
physical, mental or moral well-being of a child,
either because of its nature or because of the conditions in
which it is carried out, is known as “hazardous work”.
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Other |
- CHILD RIGHTS:
According to the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of the Children - that India ratified in 1992
- all children are born with fundamental rights:
- Right to Survival - to life,
health, nutrition, name, nationality
- Right to Development - to
education, care, leisure, recreation, cultural
activities
- Right to Protection - from
exploitation, abuse, neglect
- Right to Participation - to
expression, information, thought, religion
- And a right to achieve these dreams.
- Even though India's children account for more
than one-third of its population, their interests
need to be given due priority.
- And their rights have been violated every single
day.
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