Progressive Elimination of Child Labour

Child Labour is a global phenomenon. It exists both in the developing and in the developed countries of the world with a difference in cause and magnitude. Its prevalence is more in the developing countries as compared to the developed area, because the families to which the working children belong, are in an urgent need of income of child labour for their subsistence, where as children in the developed countries are often working for pocket money. Children in India are employed in almost all the activities of the non-formal sector. However, most of them are employed in the agricultural sector or in jobs closely related to agriculture, as is the pattern in many developing countries. A unique factor in India is that a significant number of these children are bonded labourers. The incidence of child labour in Andhra Pradesh is highest in the country. Various compilations of child labour statistics based on official and non-official reports indicate that ninety percent of the total work force in Andhra Pradesh consists of children, the highest in the country. Even after the implementation of innumerable laws and welfare measures, still Andhra Pradesh state stood first in the country. This book throws light on the Progressive Elimination of Child Labour: A Study in Visakhapatnam City. The presentation style is very lucid and yet the analysis is critical and thought provoking. It provides an interesting reading and is useful to the academicians and also the administrators in the industry and Government.