What steps should be taken in order to totally eradicate Child Labour in any form in the country?

Question

Today is World Day Against Child Labour. What steps should the government and the people of India take in order to ensure that Child Labour no longer exists in the country?

Johnny,
Did you ever consider that education can qualify children for well-paid jobs so that they can support their family better? If they make children work, the poor remain poor. If the child studies well, he/she could qualify for a very good job so that the stress from the family is lifted.

Answer 1

In India the reasons for child labour are a)high population
b)unemployment and c) under employment- less days, or less pay/ wages disproportionate to their skills and efforts.

Poverty and illiteracy permit parents to put their wards for jobs of any kind denying children their education and play.It is only to feed hungry mouths inside the family.

Birth control and poverty eradication at National level is the right answers. All others are temporary and inadequate measures to curb child labour.

Answer 2

Measures To Eradicate Child Labour

Answer 3

The answer on the international level is to not buy things from country that do not have strict, enforced, child labor laws.

The answer within any country is to have strict child labor laws and to enforce them. Also, to ensure (somehow) that all children are born into situations other than extreme poverty.

This won't be easy, but is necessary for the continuation of humanity.

Answer 4

Personally, I'd be pissed if anyone tried. I was 13 when I tried for my first job and at the age of 14 got my first job and at 16 I managed shifts at a local service station and these don't even count all f the grass mowing, ditch digging and other quicky jobs.

You can't take jobs away from kids that want to work. I think you need to rethink this. You are trying to turn today's youth into lazy bums.

Answer 5

child labour exists as long as social and economic disparities continue inour country.It is multifaceted problem which can be tackled by the involvement of entire society. As eradication is not possible in near future we can concentrate our effortson earn and learn through open school system.

Answer 6

IT IS THE SOURCE OF CHILD OF CHILD LABOUR WHICH SHOULD BE GIVEN ATTENTION FIRST. ROUGHLY 30% OF INDIAN FAMILIES ARE LIVING BELOW POVERTY LINE AND ANOTHER 20% IS BARELY MAKING HAND TO MOUTH. IN THIS SCENARIO IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ERADICATE CHILD LABOUR WHAT OUR POLITICIANS AND NGO WALLAS SAYS. WHAT CAN BE DONE IS MAKING THEIR EASIER, MAKING BASIC AMENITIES OF THE SOCIETY AVAILABLE TO THEM AND MAKE NECESSARRY ARRANGEMENT FOR PROVIDING EDUCATION SO THAT AT LEAST SOME OF THE CHILD LABOURS CAN COME OUT OF THEIR MISERY. A LAW COULD BE ENACTED MAKING THE.PARENTS AND AND GUARDIANS OF THE CHILDREN LIABLE TO PUNISHMENT IF THEY PUSH THEIR CHILDREN FOR EARNING FOR THE FAMILY.

Answer 7

Have you considered the many families in poverty stricken countries that need the supplemental income in order to not starve?

Edit: Its going to be hard to educate a child whose family can't afford to eat without their input.

Answer 8

law should be very strict to deal with the defaulters and all children should be looked after so that nobody can exploit them.

Answer 9

Compulsory and free education.

Answer 10

Which country are you talking about?