Children of darkness : a manual on child labour in India
- New Delhi Rural labour cell 1988
- 169p. Illustrations ; 27*21 cm
BACK GROUND: Child labour- A historical Note Defining Child Labour Magnitude of the problem Sectors in which children work Working children and their occupations Conditions of work Causes of child labour CASE STUDIES AGRICULTURE PLANTATIONS MINES SLATE INDUSTRY CARPET WEAVING HANDLOOMS AND POWERLOOMS ZARI HOSIERY MATCH AND FIREWORKS GLASS INDUSTRY POTTERY GEM STONE INDUSTRY BIDI LOCK INDUSTRY RAG PICKING HOTELS, DHABAS, TEASTALLS CONSTRUCTION OTHER OCCUPATIONS( SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES, GARAGES AND PETROL PUMPS, SHOES SHINE BOYS AND DOMESTIC) LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS Declaration of the rights of the child International conventions An Overview of 100 years of legslation pertaining to child labour Constitutional provisions Specific Acts provisions child labour Prelude to the child labour ( Prohibition and regulation) ACT, 1986 GOVERNMENT POLICY AND PROGRAMME EPILOGUE