Demographic Trends of Child Labour in India: Implications for Policy Reforms

Dash, Bishnu Mohan; Prashad, Lokender; Dutta, Mili

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“…Senior citizens are also engaging in street vending. Currently, child labour has become a severe issue globally (Dash et al, 2018), and one aspect of this is that, in many countries, children are pushed towards street vending due to their socio-economic conditions (Estrada, 2012;Saxe, 1988;Ugochukwu et al, 2012). However, the evidence gathered for this perspective paper revealed that children's involvement in street vending activities is very low in Sri Lanka compared to the high involvement in other countries which is a good indicator of the socio-economic development of the country.…”

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Empowerment of Street Vendors: An Untapped Resource in the Informal Economy

Karunaratna

Tjandra

2021

Colombo Bus. J

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Street vending has persisted for centuries and pervasive across the globe since it plays a remarkable role in fulfilling customer needs in the context of the informal economy. In the contemporary business context, authorities have not paid sufficient attention towards street vendors. The paper addresses the specific features of street vending in the context of Sri Lanka, various challenges faced by street vendors and possible courses of action for the empowerment of street vendors. Accordingly, location issue with lack of infrastructure, less support from the government, insecurity and unstable conditions, slow growth, lack of financing opportunities and less support from banks were identified as major challenges faced by street vendors in Sri Lanka. Proper location and infrastructure development, assurance of security including a specific insurance scheme and financial assistance are proposed to empower street vendors to enhance their performance.

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confidence: 81%

Empowerment of Street Vendors: An Untapped Resource in the Informal Economy

Karunaratna

Tjandra

2021

Colombo Bus. J

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“…Defining child labour has always been a contested issue. The concept of "child" and "childhood" have changed over time and vary across cultures, social class, age and countries (Dash et al, 2018). Child labour is the combination of two words "child" and "labour", which have different meanings that vary across contexts.…”

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A sociological study of patterns and determinants of child labour in India

Sahoo

2021

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the patterns and incidence of child labour in India and to examine the magnitude of child labour across different social groups. It analyses the impact of the socio-economic background of the children on their participation in the labour market. Design/methodology/approach The paper primarily relies on the data collected from secondary sources. The census of India data and the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) 66th round data (2009–2010) on employment and unemployment in India for the study. The dependent variable on child labour has been computed by the author for the analysis in the paper. Findings The findings of the paper suggest that poverty is not the only determinant of child labour, but gender and caste of a person is also a significant factor for child labour. The study found that children from lower-caste backgrounds in India seem to participate more in the labour market. In terms of gender, the study found that boys are more likely to engage in economic activities or paid jobs while girls are more likely to engage in household activities. Originality/value Data used in this paper has been extracted by the author from unit level data provided by NSSO. The variables used for the analysis in the presented paper has been constructed by the author and the figures provided are the result of the author’s estimation on data.

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“…It is also estimated that 26% of children are engaged as cultivators, 32.9% as agricultural labourers, 5.2% as household industry workers and 35.8% as other workers. Previous studies have shown poverty as the primary factor of child labour that deprives children of education and causes school dropout (Sasmal and Guillen, 2015; Dash et al , 2018; Das and Das, 2009; Aggarwal, 2004). Mahendradev argues that the occurrences of child labour are dependent on several demand and supply-side factors (Mahendradev, 2004).…”

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Spatial analysis of child labour in India

Prashad

Dutta

Dash

2021

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Purpose This study on spatial analysis of child labour in India is a macro level analysis on child labour using the census data, 2011 of Government of India. The population census which is conducted once in 10 years only provides district level data on work-force distribution. The study has spatial analysis of child labour in the age group of 5–14 years in India. To assess the magnitude of the children in the labour force, district level data of Census 2011 has been used in the study. The study has made an attempt to identify the districts where there is high level of children in the labour force. This paper aims to estimate the magnitude and trends of children’s workforce participation using the census data as it is the only data base, which is available at the district level since 1961 onwards. The study has made an attempt to identify the clustering of child labour across districts in India and how child labour is clustered by different background characteristics. Design/methodology/approach The study has used ArcGIS software package, GeoDa software and local indicator of spatial association test. Findings The findings of study reveal that the proportion of rural, total fertility rate (TFR) and poverty headcount ratio is positively associated, whereas female literacy and the pupil-teacher ratio are negatively associated with child labour. It suggests that in the hot-spot areas and areas where there is a high prevalence of child labour, there is need to increase the teacher's number at the school level to improve the teacher-pupil ratio and also suggested to promote the female education, promote family planning practices to reduce TFR in those areas for reducing the incidences of child labour. Research limitations/implications The study also recommends that the incidences of child labour can be controlled by a comprehensive holistic action plan with the active participation of social workers. Practical implications The promulgation of effective legislation, active involvement of judiciary and police, political will, effective poverty alleviation and income generation programmes, sensitisation of parents, corporates and media can play effective role in mitigating the incidences of child labour in India. To achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders in 2015 to eradicate child labour in all its forms by 2025. Social implications The study aims to achieve the SDGs adopted by world leaders in 2015 to eradicate child labour in all its forms by 2025. Originality/value The study is purely original and there are no such studies in Indian context by using the latest software.

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Demographic Trends of Child Labour in India: Implications for Policy Reforms

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Empowerment of Street Vendors: An Untapped Resource in the Informal Economy

Empowerment of Street Vendors: An Untapped Resource in the Informal Economy

A sociological study of patterns and determinants of child labour in India

Spatial analysis of child labour in India

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