Volume : IV, Issue : I, January - 2015

Child Labour Issues And Challenges–An Empirical Study of Ludhiana District

Dr. Rajesh Kumar

Abstract :

Child labor continues to be a great concern in many parts of the world. In 2008, some 60% of the 215 million boys and girls were estimated to be child laborers worldwide. Major engagement was in agriculture sector, followed by fisheries, aquaculture, livestock and forestry. In addition to work that interferes with schooling and is harmful to personal development, many of these children work in hazardous occupations or activities that are harmful. With respect to the child workers between the ages of 5 and 14, Asia makes up 61% of child workers in developing countries. The Government spends thousand of crores in poverty alleviation, but only a meager amount reaches the targeted group. Hence, effective measures are to be taken to see that the child labourers families get the benefits of poverty alleviation programmes due to them.

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Dr. Rajesh Kumar Child Labour Issues And Challenges – An Empirical Study of Ludhiana District International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 1 January 2015

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