Statistics
What percent of child labor in India is illegal ( Below 10%)
4.9% of children in India (10.1 million children)
What do kids who are trafficked do for work
Many kids get trafficked to different parts of India to work in industries like spinning mills, garments, and Cotton-seed Productions
What do children lose access to when they are forced to work instead of going to school
Education.
What is the main economic reason children are forced into labor
What is the minnimum age under which children are banned from working in most jobs in India?
14 years old
About how many child laborers(ages 5-14) were recorded in India in the 2001 census? ( In the Millions)
About 12.6 million
Is most child trafficking in India internal or international?
Internal (Within the country).
What government program provides free meals to encourage children to attend school?
Midday Meal Scheme
Why do small businesses prefer hiring children
What 1986 law regulates and restricts child labor in India
Child Labour(Prohibition and Regulation)
How many children worldwide were in child labor as of 2020? ( In the hundreds of millions)
About 160 million children
Name one group that is especially vulnerable to trafficking in India.
Low-caste groups,tribal communities, or religious minorities.
Name one reason children in India cannot attend school?
Lack of schools,poor infrastructure, or inability to afford materials.
What is it called when families send children to work to help support household income?
Child labor due to economic necessity
What committee was created in 1979 to study child labor
Gurupadswamy Committee
What percentage of India's child population is working? (Below 10%)
Around 3.9%
Name one major source state for child trafficking in India.
Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, or Odisha
What happens to a child's development when they work instead of study?
Their physical, intellectual, emotional, and psychological development is harmed
What is debt bondage
When families send children to work to repay loans.
What does Article 24 of the Indian Constitution prohibit?
CHildren under 14 working in hazardous jobs.
How many people in India are estimated to live in modern slavery? ( In the Millions)
About 11 million people.
How many children has the railway protection Force rescued from trafficking in recent years?
Over 50,000 children
What percentage of working children are employed within their own familes
About 50%
About what percentage of families rely on their children's labor for survival in India?
About 30%
What amendment strengthened child labor laws in 2016
Child Labour ( Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act 2016