Child Labour - Child Rights Flashcards
World Day Against Child Labour was observed on
12th June
2022 Theme:
: “Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour”
When was the day launched?
12th June 2002
launched by the International Labour Organisation
___ defines child labour as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to their physical and mental development.
ILO
The eradication of Child Labour is part of the UN Sustainable Development Goal Target
8.7
It contains the idea that children are not just objects who belong to their parents and for whom decisions are made, or adults in training. Rather, they are human beings and individuals with their own rights. Name the act
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989
Right to Education
Article 21A
Prohibition of employment of children (below the age fourteen years) in factories, etc
Article 24
The State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing the health and strength of workers, men and women, and the tender age of children are not abused and that citizens are not forced by economic necessity to enter avocations unsuited to their age or strength.
Article 39
Child labour (Prohibition and & Regulation) Act in 1986 was made under the recommendation of :
Gurupadswamy Committe: In 1979
the first statutory committee to analyse and research on CL in India
Which policy focuses more on rehabilitation of children working in hazardous occupations and processes, rather than on prevention?
National Policy on Child Labour (1987)
____has made it mandatory for the state to ensure that all children aged 6 to 14 years are in school and receive free education.
The Right to Education Act, 2009
Recently, India has ratified International Labour Organizations Convention (ILO)’s _____ , _____
Convention No. 138 (minimum age for employment) and Convention No. 182 (worst forms of child labour).
The ILO Governing Body has elected ____ as the Organization’s (?) Director-General
Gilbert F. Houngbo , 11th
___ is celebrating Elimination of Child Labour Week in the honour of World Day Against Child Labour.
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has been constituted by the Government of India, as a statutory body under ____ for dealing with the protection of child rights and related matters.
Section 3 of the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005
NCPCR Founded:
March 2007
NCPCR Chairman:
Priyank Kanoongo
NCPCR Headquarters:
New Delhi, India
Act offered provisions to allow trials of juveniles in the age group of 16-18 years as an adult who were found to be in conflict with the law, especially heinous crimes. Name it
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act in 2015
Parliament introduced and passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act in 2015 to replace
Juvenile Delinquency Law and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children Act) 2000
All Child Care Institutions, whether run by the State Government or by voluntary or non-governmental organisations are to be mandatorily registered under the Act within (?) months from the date of commencement of the Act.
6
According to ____ of the Indian Constitution any type of forced labour is prohibited.
Article 23
Which convention recognises a child as every human being under 18 years old , sets out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of every child, regardless of their race, religion or abilities?
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
is a treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989.
is the world’s most widely ratified human rights treaty.
___ was enacted to Protect the Children from Offences of Sexual Assault, Sexual harassment and pornography with due regard for safeguarding the interest and well-being of children.
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012
____ is an online complaint box for reporting child sexual abuse.
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) e-Box
launched in 2016
(?) of the POCSO Act says that when a person is prosecuted for committing an offence of sexual assault against a minor, the special court trying the case “shall presume” the accused to be guilty.
Section 29
____ of POCSO relates to the offence of disclosure of the identity of the victim of the sexual offence.
Section 23
It is an international treaty to ensure the prompt return of a child who has been “abducted” from the country of their “habitual residence”. Name it
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction , 1 December 1983
Under it, children in the age group of 9-14 years, rescued/withdrawn from work are enrolled in the NCLP Special Training Centres, where they are provided with bridge education, vocational training, mid day meal, stipend, health care, etc. before being mainstreamed into formal education system. Name it
National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme 2007
According to the____, employment of children below the age of 18 years is illegal in mines.
Mines Act of 1952
____ is an electronic platform that aims at involving Centre, State, District, Governments, civil society and the general public in achieving the target of child labour free society.
Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour (PENCIL) Portal 2017
____ provides for an institutional mechanism at the district level in the form of Vigilance Committee
Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976
____ will probe offences covered under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Information Technology (IT) Act, apart from other relevant laws , will collect and disseminate information on online child sexual abuse and exploitation
Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (OCSAE) Prevention/Investigation Unit
Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (OCSAE) Prevention/Investigation Unit was set-up by
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
* headquarter in New Delhi
To tackle the problem of trafficking, it is a Comprehensive Scheme for Prevention of Trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-Integration of Victims of Trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation.
UJJAWALA
To record the information about the weight, height, Body Mass Index (BMI) of Adolescent Girls (AGs). These health cards for AGs are maintained at the AnganWadi centres (AWCs).
Kishore Health Card
National Girld Child Day
24 January
The National Girl Child Day was started by the
Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2008
on 24, January 2019
Which scheme was to address the issue of decline in CSR and related issues of empowerment of girls and women over a life cycle continuum?
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme
was launched on 22nd January, 2015 in Panipat, Haryana
