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<strong>Research</strong> <strong>Abstracts</strong> on Child Labour, Labour and Women Labour 1998 - 2009
Sports Industry
About 75% of the child labourers belonged to families whose incomes ranged from Rs.1100 –
2500 per month. All child workers worked in their own households. Children worked in the
dark to save electricity. The employer did not provide any medical facility. Majority of the
children worked six to seven hours a day. The problem of child labour in sports goods
industry can be solved if the work place is shifted from the home to the factory. If
household labour is brought under the law, then children may not be sent to work. Child
labour is a cause of worry to society as it deprives children of educational opportunities.
Vocational education would help children to pursue education and learn skills. To reduce the
supply of child labour, massive health care and family planning programmes are needed to
reduce family size. NGOs, exporters and foreign importers should come forward to solve
the global problem of child labour.
V. V. Giri National Labour Ins. (1999).
Child labour in home-based production of sports goods in Jalandhar. NOIDA :
VVGNLI. 37 p.
Key Words : 1.CHILD LABOUR 2.SPORTS INDUSTRY 3.HOME BASED WORKER 4.UNORGANISED
SECTOR 5.CHILDREN IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.
Abstract : The study sponsored by UNICEF examined the situation of working children,
and assessed socio-economic factors and educational status of families of these children
working in the exports goods industry at Jalandhar. The study revealed that majority of
the sample (94%) belonged to the scheduled castes. Most of the householders were
illiterate or had primary level education and belonged to a religious sect known as
'Adharmis'. 64.42% households had working children in the age group 5-14 years. 6.72%
children were working full time and the rest combined school education with work,
spending between 2-4 hours stitching footballs. Working children's contribution was nearly
30% of the total family income. The strain of work and studies leads to high incidence of
dropouts from school, and pain in the finger joints, knee joints, headache and backache.
The study suggested that sports goods factory owners should not be allowed to keep
workers on contract basis, so that the role of contractors could be eliminated. An
independent monitoring mechanism consisting of members from government/NGOs/
employers/labour unions should be set up to help in identifying employers/contractors using
child labour.