World Day Against Child Labour: Changes to Indian child labour laws need to be stricter, activists say
[2023-10-31 10:01:43]
The Government of India proposes amendments to the Child Labor Law and some activists believe that these laws are not sufficient to guarantee that children will not be exploited.
He relied on a textbook in a small room to share with Delhi's parents and three brothers and sisters, and his monotone and quiet voice was overwhelmed by the voices of his brother and sister. Up
For the most part, he gets up early, goes to school for several hours, go home at lunch break to learn more, and goes to work.
"My father does not have any money, so I am working by selling corn so that we have a little money to manage our family," he said.
"Ironically, there are 168 million children working full time around the world today, while 200 million adults are out of work," Indian children's rights activist 2014 Kailash Satyarthi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner of the year.
Shahabuddin sat by the road near his house and placed a worn metal net on a small mountain of hot coals.
The theme of World Anti-Child Labor Day 2015 on June 12 is "There is no child labor, high-quality education is affirmed."
In India, by labor law, children under 14 are allowed to work in non-dangerous industries and children aged 15 to 18 are allowed less restrictive work.
The Cabinet of India approves the amendment of the law prohibiting children under the age of 14 unless it is engaged in family management, sports or entertainment activities and does not impede education.
Satyarthi said that the fix should have been done long ago, but he still wants to change it further.
"There must be complete regulation on child labor in dangerous forms and worst forms from 15 to 18 years of age.
"Thirdly, as the employer is afraid of it, the law must be stricter."
As long as it does not affect their education, health and leisure time, activists said that they do not oppose the rules that allow children to help their parents run family members.
"This way of thinking is the biggest obstacle I have been facing for many years, we must fight in society and parents have to undergo primary education," he said.
"There is no single remedy for the threat of child labor, which is a social evil, so we have to fight in this field.
"This means that community and parent involvement, sensitization, awareness raising, and awareness are very important."
Despite the existence of child labor in the world, Mr. Satyarthi is optimistic that he can abolish child labor.
"During the past 15 to 7 years, the number of child laborers has declined from 247 million to 168 million," he said.
"We were able to prove that it is possible, achievable, achievable and achievable, therefore the complete abolition of child labor is absolutely achievable, That can be achieved "
This year's World Anti-Child Labor Day will focus on all children due to child labor and other basic human rights violations. In 2010, the international community adopted a roadmap to eliminate the worst forms of child labor by 2016, emphasized that child labor is a barrier to the rights of children and is an obstacle to development. World Day 2012 will focus on the work that needs to be done to make the road map a reality.
During the World Anti-Child Labor Day of June 12, the Council recalled the European Commission's conclusion on child labor, the "European Human Rights Basic Charter", "EU's Human Rights and Democratic Action Plan 2015-20191" And reconfirmed the firm commitment to the elimination of child labor. (2010), EU guidelines for the promotion and protection of child rights, and EU guidelines on children and armed conflict. The Council welcomes the near-world ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the UN Child, the ILO Convention on the Minimum Age 138, and the Convention on the Worst Forms of the Child Labor, No. 182, and includes worldwide dialogue with third countries Ongoing ratification and implementation.
Almost every country in the world has law on prevention of child lab