Research Abstracts on Child Labour Women Labour - Nipccd

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<strong>Research</strong> <strong>Abstracts</strong> on Child Labour, Labour and Women Labour 1998 - 2009
Child Abuse
supplementary income generation activities for parents should be facilitated utilizing
Government and NGO schemes for poverty eradication, self employment, etc. Poverty was
the most important factor responsible for prevalence of child labour. Community based
monitoring system should be developed at local level to cover child labour in agriculture and
domestic sector. Policy makers should ensure that studies are conducted from time to time,
and necessary recommendations are incorporated. Education should be made interesting,
meaningful and relevant to reduce incidence of drop-outs, and should also include
vocational/skill training, which would equip children with better job skills and opportunities.
Parents should be made aware of the importance and value of education emphasizing its long
term benefits, as lack of appreciation of education by parents was found to be a
determinant of child labour. Awareness should be spread among exploited children, and
employers should be sensitized regarding child rights and labour legislation. Governments,
NGOs and the community should work together towards prevention of child labour and
providing facilities of education, extra nutrition and health care.
NIPCCD, Regional Centre, Guwahati. (2003).
Child abuse : A study of working children of Guwahati. Guwahati : NIPCCD-RCG.
115 p.
Key Words : 1.CHILD LABOUR 2.EXPLOITATION 3.CHILD ABUSE 4.EXPLOITATION OF CHILD
LABOUR 5.ABUSE OF CHILD LABOUR 6.CASE STUDY 7.CASE STUDIES OF CHILD LABOUR.
Abstract : The study was carried out in Guwahati in 2002 to find out different
psychological factors and physically hazardous working conditions of children; and to
suggest some measures to prevent child abuse. A sample of 300 child workers upto 14 years
were taken and divided into 3 different categories of occupations, namely (i) employed
(hotel workers, domestic servants, shop workers, sweepers, handymen); (ii) self-employed
(rag pickers, vendors); and (iii) others (helpers). Door to door enumeration, field interviews
and observations technique was used to collect data. It was revealed that 79% of the
sample were males and 21% were females. About 21% children spoke Nepali. 56% child
workers were Hindus, 43.6% Muslims and only 0.33% were Christian. About 20.3% child
workers were garage workers, 16% helpers, and 11.3% were hotel workers and shop workers
each. It was found that about 48% child workers, with the exception of helpers, vendors
and rag pickers, received their wages in cash, 13.46% in kind and 35.58% received both cash
and kind. The study showed that 41.6% children worked for 10-12 hours per day, 24% for
more than 12 hours per day and 16% worked between 8-10 hours per day. The leisure time
activity of 60% children was playing with friends and 17.3% watched movies and television.
Child workers were preferred because 42.4% employers felt that child workers can do small