Stop Child Labor

In India, inequality, lack of educational opportunities, slow demographic transition, lack of decent work and social protection, traditions and cultural expectations all contribute to the persistence of child labour. 

 

The term “child labour”1 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/or - interferes with a child’s ability to attend and participate in school fully by obliging them to leave school prematurely; or requiring them to attempt to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work. 

 

What we do to stop child labor in India:

 

1. Educate & Spread Awareness: Most childhood labour is a result of unawareness among parents. Traffickers mostly target children of such parents who are illiterate and such children end up being in the pithole of child labour. It is extremely essential to educate such parents and spread awareness about the different child rights in India as well as the reasons why educating children is essential. Also, when the bad consequences of child labour are explained in a proper way, many parents mold their minds and look toward the development of their children

 

3. Educate Child Labourer's Parents : While spreading awareness has motivated many parents to enrol their children in schools, there are still many parents who consider earning more important than education. Often major problems in India and their solutions require one-to-one conversation. Hence, it is essential to have a discussion with such parents to understand their problems and then offer a solution to eradicate child labour. We at HRDO convince parents of many child labourers in order to offer these children a new life by sending them to school instead of work. 

 

4. Stop people to employ children in homes, shops, factories, etc : One of the major reasons why child labour is not reduced is that people do not stop employing children. So, responsible citizens of India should take preventive measures to stop other people from employing children in homes, shops, and factories. One of the ways is to stop buying items from a shop that has employed a child for work. When children will stop getting work, half of the issue will get solved here. These children will go to school rather to make a great future. 

 

5. Support more children to school: Two of the major reasons for child labour are poverty and labour problems in India. Most parents cannot afford education for their children and so they consider children to be a useful resource for employment. But today there are so many solutions of child labour such as free elementary education, mid-day meals, and others that can surely motivate children as well as their parents. It is only that parents should be educated about these schemes and ultimately send more children to school. 

While child labour is one of the major problems in India and their solutions are still being incorporated, many individuals have succeeded in prevention of child labour and offering a dignified life to many children so that they can cherish their childhood like other children. Governments can just make policies, following them and preventing child labour from occurring is the responsibility of the citizens