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<strong>Research</strong> <strong>Abstracts</strong> on Child Labour, Labour and Women Labour 1998 - 2009
Rehabilitation
Corporation helped in formation of SHGs of mothers of rescued child labourers for
promoting income generation activities. 44 SHGs were formed, 49 families got Rs 98,000
from a fund, Backward Welfare Department provided free accommodation in Government
hostels for TEC children, Central Board for Worker’s Education Department organized 19
training programmes for TEC children and 7 training programmes for TEC children’s
parents, NGOs and Rotary Club Welfare Department provided free materials like plates,
glasses and mats for TEC children, and Rotary Club organized games, variety events, and
five arts programmes. Collaborative efforts resulted in increased awareness about child
labour.
Vijaya, Kumar, S. and Ravi, R. Venkata. (2003).
Elimination rehabilitation of child labour : successful case studies. Hyderabad :
Council for Social Development. 26 p.
Key Words : 1.CHILD LABOUR 2.REHABILITATION 3.REHABILITATION CHILD LABOUR 4.CASE
STUDIES 5.SUCCESS STORIES 6.BEST PRACTICE.
Abstract : Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become an important developmental
and global governance issue in recent years, and among such issues eliminating and
mainstreaming child labour is one of the important focused social issues concentrated on by
several Corporates. Considering this, Council for Social Development (CSD), Hyderabad had
documented 3 different case studies which made an impact namely Dr. Reddy’s Foundation
for Human and Social Development (DRFHSD), Hyderabad; ICT-ILTD, Anarpanthi; and
KREBS Bio-Chemicals Limited, Nellore. The objectives of these units were to identify and
work with child workers, and also provide a sustainable livelihood education program to
enable them to fight against illiteracy, ill-health and ill-fate. DRFHSD mainly worked on
child development through its innovative program the Child and Police (CAP) Project started
in 1997 with an aim to tackle the problem of child labour. Under the CAP Project, a Bridge
School was started to provide education to slum children and child labourers. In the initial
stage (1997), there were 250 boys in school but in September 2003, a total number of 5385
children were enrolled in the school. The Project provides free uniforms, books, pays the
school fees and provides transportation. The CAP School Project worked in collaboration
with 100 Government schools and it networked with various other organizations who
provided technical expertise to improve the quality of education. CAP had also started an
Incubator Program for young adolescents. CAP found that on an average 55% girls were
married before the age of 15 years. So, this project was started to prevent adolescents
from dropping out of schools and landing on the street before successful completion of high
school. Another programme was Livelihood Advancement Business School (LABS) Program