PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF CHILD DOMESTIC WORKERS IN INDIA: ISSUES CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTIVE
Author(s):
Rahul Gupta
Keywords:
Child Labour, Protection, Abolition, Elimination, Illiteracy Trafficking, Bonded Labour, Domestic Work etc.
Abstract
Every child is a gift of God a gift must be nurtured with care and affection, with in the family and society. But unfortunately due to socio-economic and cultural problems, the code of child centeredness was replaced by neglect, abuse and deprivation, particularly in the poverty afflicted sections of the society . While child labour is a complex problem that is basically rooted in poverty. The strategy of progressive elimination of child labour underscores India’s legislative intent, and takes cognizance of the fact that child labour is not an isolated phenomenon that can be tackled without simultaneously taking into account the socio-economic milieu that is at the root of the problem . An International Moral Code of Right and Wrong Behavior said that “human rights and fundamental freedoms are the birthright of all human beings” and as a result such rights may neither be granted nor be taken away by legislation. The position of India in terms of child labour is not an appreciable one; with a credible estimates ranging from 60 to 115 million, India has the largest number of working children in the world. Whether they are sweating in the heat of stone quarries, working in the fields 16 hours a day, picking rags in the city streets, or hidden away as domestic servants, these children endure miserable and difficult lives. They earn little and are made to work more. They struggle to make enough to eat and perhaps to help feed their families as well.They do not go to school. Many of them have been working since the age of four or five, and by the time they attain adulthood they may be irrevocably sick and deformed they will certainly be exhausted, and in this way they are debarred from enjoying the basic human rights, which are essential for the advancement of one’s personality . According to the statistics given by Indian government there are 20 million child labourer’s in the country, while other agencies claim that it is 50 million .Child labour is a conspicuous problem in India. Its prevalence is evident in the child work participation rate, which is more than that of other developing countries. Poverty is the reason for child labour in India. The meager income of child labourer’s is also absorbed b
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Unique Paper ID: 164786

Publication Volume & Issue: Volume 10, Issue 12

Page(s): 2218 - 2225
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