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14/06/22 06:54 AM IST

World Day Against Child Labour 2022

In News 
  • World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12 as a day dedicated to creating awareness about the menace of child labour and human trafficking.
  • According to the United Nations, more than 160 million children, some as young as 5, are engaged in child labour across the world.
Historical Background 
  • June 12 was officially adopted as World Day Against Child Labour in 2002 by the International Labour Organisation, a United Nations body that regulated the world of work.
  • The day aims to guarantee a normal childhood to victims of child labour by providing them appropriate support for education, and medical services.
Theme-
  • “Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour."
  • The theme is dedicated to the cause of increasing investment in social protection systems and schemes to establish solid social protection for protecting children from child labour.
UN report
  • In the least developed countries, more than one in every four children of ages 5 to 17, are engaged in labour that is considered detrimental to their health and development.
  • While the percentage of children involved in child labour is higher in low-income countries, the numbers are greater in middle-income countries.
  • Over 84 million children, 56 per cent of the total those in child labour live in middle-income countries.
  • Nine per cent of the total children in lower-middle-income countries are involved in child labour and this number is 7 per cent in the case of children in upper-middle-income countries.
  • Geographically, Africa ranks highest among both in the percentage of children in child labour and the absolute numbers- 72 million.
Measures taken by Central Government 
  • Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act(1986) to prohibit the engagement of children in certain employments and to regulate the conditions of work of children in certain other employments.
  • Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016: The Amendment Act completely prohibits the employment of children below 14 years.
  • National Policy on Child Labour (1987), with a focus more on rehabilitation of children working in hazardous occupations and processes, rather than on prevention.
  • Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act2000 and amendment of the JJ Act in 2006: includes the working child in the category of children in need of care and protection, without any limitation of age or type of occupation.
Source- The Hindu

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