![]() Trafficked children are subjected to prostitution, forced into marriage or illegally adopted they provide cheap or unpaid labour, are forced to work as house servants or beggars and may be recruited into armed groups. Trafficked children face all forms of abuse-physical, mental, sexual and emotional. ![]() The continuing persistence of child labour and exploitation poses a threat to national economies and has severe negative short and long-term consequences for children such as denial of education and undermining physical and mental health.Ĭhild trafficking is also linked to child labour and it always results in child abuse. Child labour acts as a major barrier to education, affecting both attendance and performance in school. Child labour deprives children of their right to go to school and reinforces intergenerational cycles of poverty. These factors are not only the cause but also a consequence of social inequities reinforced by discrimination.Ĭhildren belong in schools not workplaces. Children are also at risk of various other forms of exploitation including sexual exploitation and production of child pornography, including online.Ĭhild labour and exploitation are the result of many factors, including poverty, social norms condoning them, lack of decent work opportunities for adults and adolescents, migration and emergencies. ![]() Across India child labourers can be found in a variety of industries: in brick kilns, carpet weaving, garment making, domestic service, food and refreshment services (such as tea stalls), agriculture, fisheries and mining. A total of 152 million children – 64 million girls and 88 million boys – are estimated to be in child labour globally, accounting for almost one in ten of all children worldwide.ĭespite rates of child labour declining over the last few years, children are still being used in some severe forms of child labour such as bonded labour, child soldiers, and trafficking. According to data from Census 2011, the number of child labourers in India is 10.1 million of which 5.6 million are boys and 4.5 million are girls.
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