About Child labour in india :-
The term child labour , suggests is best defined as work that deprives children of their chldhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development, It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children, or work whose shedule interferes with their ability to attend regular school, or work that affects in any manner their ability to focus during school or experience a healthy childhood.
Bonded child labour in India :-
Srivastava describes bonded child labour as a system of forced, or partly forced, labour under which the child, or usually child's parent enter into an agreement, oral or written, with a creditor. The chld performs work as in kind repayment of credit.
Consequences of child labour :-
A young fruit seller in streets of kilkata
The presence of large number issue in terms of economic welfare. Chldren who work fail to get necessary education. They do not get the opportunity to develop physically, intellectually, emotionally and psychologically
Diamond industry :-
In the year 1999, the international labour organisation co-published a report with Universal Alliance of Diamond Workers, a trade union. The ILO report claimed that child labour is prevalent in the Indian diamond industry. International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) in a separate 1997 press release observed that chld labour continued to flourish in india's diamond industry.
Fireworks manufacture :-
The town of Sivakasi in South India has been reported to employ child labour in the production of fireworks. In 2011 , Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu was home to over 9,500 firecreacker factories and produced almost 100 percent of total fireworks output in India. The fireworks industry employed about 150000 people at an average of 15 employees per factory. Most of these were in unorganised sector, with a few registered and organised companies.
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