Child Labour Research Paper

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS In traditional society the case of child labour is regarded as an economic practice because of the persistence of traditional bound society. Under the influence of modern outlook for development prevailing in the modern world use of child labour is regarded as a social evil. This holds true in the case of India where the practice of child labour exists both as an economic practice and as a social evil which is sought to be curbed by a number of legislative and administrative measures. Child labour has become a common feature of any third world countries to which India is not an exception and despite adequate efforts in the direction of relief and rehabilitation, the problem continues to grow in an alarming proportion.

Many of the employers proper to employ children over the adult 's for their greater benefits. Some of the parents feel that the job disciplines the child and protects him against vagrancy and delinquency. Though, there are some advantages of child labour, but the negative effects outweigh the positive ones. A part from health hazards, working children suffer from the incidence of malnutrition and under- nourishment. They are also easy victim to the anti-social activities, like black marketing, smuggling, then drug-addiction, prostitution

Poverty, caste, traditional, size of the family, labour scarcity wage rates, illiteracy, ignorance, schooling facilities etc. are the major factors for the occurrence of child labour.Parents view that more children, mean more earnings and hence they force their children to work. Poverty and child labour go together ad tend to reinforce each other in poor families. If we see the gravity of problem with demand side, then it has been observed that the proprietor with obsolete technology in traditional manufacturing sector find the way easy to employ the child labour, boys and girls at cheap rate the order to reduce production cast and increase sales volume I competitive markets and earn sufficient revenue. It is found that the various sector identified as hazardous process under Child Labour Regulation and Prohibition Act 1986, we see that the sectors such as Bidi industry, Brassware, Bricks, Firework, Footwear, Glass Bangle, Locks, Matches. Silk and stone are the sector in which incidence of child labour is very high.
• 50 percent of the respondent’s family income was reported below Rs. 3000 per month. Next 34 percent of children’s family income was recorded between Rs. 3000-4000. Hence, 84 percent respondents were belonging to family income below Rs. 4000 per month. Only 7 percent fell in the income group of Rs. 4000-5000 and 9 percent reported above Rs. 5000 per month. It was observed during observation that high income was