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Ite MK YADAV zz; CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR MAINS, 2018 Intensive News Analysis (INA) Under The Guidance Of M K YADAV Both Online & Offline Classes Available MAINS PRIMER: BOOKLET #27 SECTION 5: SOCIAL ISSUE! — PART II (VULNERABLE SECTIONS) ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR: ISSUES & ‘CHALLENGES INDIA’S YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INDEX, 2017 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY DRUG & SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEM AMONG YOUTHS YOUTH & SPORTS. WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS ‘TRANSGENDER RIGHTS IN INDIA: STATUS & ISSUES. ELIMINATION OF MANUAL SCAVENGING IN INDIA: ACRITICAL APPRAISAL ‘© PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: EMPOWERMENT ‘THROUGH ACCESSIBILITY ‘¢ PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TRIBAL GROUPS ‘* THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP REPORT: WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM (WEF) ‘+ WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR FOSTERING ECONOMIC GROWTH ‘* TRIPLE TALAQ & UNIFORM CIVIL CODE ‘* BET! BACHAO, BET! PADHAO: AN ASSESSMENT ‘= READY REFERENCE: GOVT. SCHEMES & INITIATIVES FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH & SOCIAL SECURITY * We took all care in preparing this document. Ifyou stil find any discrepancy in the information provided, please inform us at info@theiashub.com Published by: www.theiashub.com thelashub © 2018 | All Rights Reserved INTENSIVE NEWS ANALYSIS (INA): TARGET 2018 Under the Guidance of M K YADAV ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR: ISSUES & CHALLENGES 1.1. NEWS IN FOCUS * In an endeavour to combat the menace of child labour, trafficking and sexual abuse the government launched an online portal ‘PENCIL’ (Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour) * Government also launched the Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the enforcement of legal framework against child labour 1.2 BACKGROUNDER The SOP is aimed at creating a ready reckoner for trainers, practitioners & monitoring» agencies to ensure complete prohibition of child labour and protection. of adolescents from hazardous labour ultimately leading to Child Labour Free India, About Pencil Portal ‘© The purpose of the online PENCIL Portal is to provide a mechanism for ~ Enforcement of the provisions of Child & Adolescent Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 = Effective implementation of the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme for rehabilitation of child & adolescent labour. ‘© It alms to bring together officals, charities and police at On complaint registration, designated officer (appointed at district level) will investigate within 48 hours. ‘The portal will track support given to victims, such as enrolment in schools or vocational training, to ensure that the child Is not forced back into work Centre, state and district level to share information and coordinate on child labour issues. ‘+ The portal is developed especially in the backdrop that the subject of labour is in the concurrent list, but the enforcement to a large extent depends af respective state governments ‘© Major components of PENCIL Portal - Child Tracking System, Complaint Corner, State Government, National Child Labour Project, Convergence Child Labour in India * Definition: International Labour Organization (ILO) defines Child labour as ‘The work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity and, that is harmful to their physical and mental development’. Under the Child Labour Prohibition & Regulation Act, 2016, a ‘child’ means a person who has not completed his/her 14" year of age. © Census 2011 ~ ~ Nearly 10 million children between age of 5 -14, of the 260 milion child population of the country, are working either as “main worker” or “marginal worker”: 4.5 million girls & 5.6 million boys. = In addition 42.7 million children in India are out of schoo! ~ State wise Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh constitute 55% of, the total child labourers in the country 1.3 NEWS ANALYSIS Nature of Child Labour in Indi ‘© Child labour is now more invisible because the location of the work has changed from the more formal setting of factor , to informal settings of homes of business owners and workers. Published by: www.thelashu.com ‘thetAShub © 2018 | Al Rights Reserved nes INTENSIVE NEWS ANALYSIS (INA): TARGET 2018 Under the Guidance of M K YADAV Children are engaged in manual work, far eg. + In domestic work in family homes ~ Inrural labour in the agricultural sector including cotton growing. = Inurban settings in restaurants, motor repair workshops etc. + At factories for glass, match box and brass and lock-making - Others - in embroidery, rag-picking, beedi-rolling, carpet-making industry, mining and stone quarrying, brick kilns and tea gardens amongst others. * Works often gender-specific, with girls performing more domestic and home-based work, while boys are more often employed in wage labour, ‘In general, the workload and duration of the working hours increases as children grow older. lenges of Child Labour in India? ~ To be Discussed in the Class Constitutional Provisions + Article 14 - The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law and equal protection of laws Article 15- The State shall not discriminate against any citizen. Nothing in this Article shall prevent the State from making any special provisions for women and children. # Article 21- No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law. Article 218- (RTE) The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of 6-14 years in such manner as the State may, by law, determine * ticle 24 -No child below the age of 14 years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment. * Article 39 (e) - the tender age of children are not abused and that citizens are not forced by economic. necessity to enter avocations unsuited to their age of strength ‘© Article 39 (f) - Children shall be given opportunities and facilities to develop in a healthy manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity, and that childhood and youth shall be protected against moral and material abandonment ‘+ Article 45 - The State shall endeavour to provide early childhood care and education forall children Until they complete.the age of 6 years * Article 47- Provisions regarding raising the level of nutrition and standard of living and to improve Public health + Article 51 A (k)-who isa parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward betweén the age of six and fourteen years. Related Legislations ‘Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 ~ read ahead ‘© Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 (the JJ Act) and amendment of the JJ ‘Act in 2006; includes the working child in the category of children in need of care and prote without any limitation of age or type of occupation. Section 23 (cruelty to Juvenile) and Section 26, (exploitation of juvenile employee) specifically deal with child labour under children in need of care and protection The Right to Education Act, 2009 has made it mandatory for the state to ensure that all children aged 6 to 14 years are in school and receive free education. Along with Article 21A of the Constitution of India recognizing education as a fundamental right, this constitutes a timely opportunity to use education to combat child labour in India. Published by: www.thelashu.com ‘thetAShub © 2018 | Al Rights Reserved

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