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Description
It has been twenty years since the Indian Parliament passed the Child Labour (Prohibition
and Regulation) Act, 1986. Yet more children work as labourers in India than in any other
country in the world. This Omnibus brings together three significant works on child labour
focusing on thekey factors which create an exploitative relationship between the economy
and the children of the poor and the marginalized.
In an Introduction written especially for this Omnibus, Neera Burra points out that there are
definitional issues around the very concept of child labour, and suggests that insights from
feminist economics can help illuminate them; only then can we form an accurate picture of
the role of child labour in the economy. In addition, she examines the strategy of different
groups who have successfully worked against child labour. She argues that child labour can
only be reduced when civil society and the state work together to get children out of work and
into school.In The Child and the State, Myron Weiner argues that it is not India's poverty which
lack of political will and the 'belief systems' prevalent in Indian society. Born to Work is based
on first-hand field investigations into the employment of child labour in five industries: brassware,
gem polishing, lock-making, pottery, and glass manufacture. Neera Burra documents the hazards
that these children face and argues that working from a young age leads to a shortened working
life. Thus, child labour is not only a consequence of poverty, but also a major cause of it.
In Child Rights in India, Asha Bajpai provides a detailed overview of the rights of the child in
domestic and international law, with a detailed analysis of case law. The chapter excerpted
here is devoted to the 'Right Against Economic Exploitation' and includes an examination of
various government schemes and NGO interventions, as well as testimonies from children
who work as domestic labourers.
This volume will interest scholars and students of child rights and human rights, development
studies, activists, NGOs, journalists, and policymakers.
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Contents
1.    The Argument
2.    India’s Working Children
3.    Dialogues on Child Labour
4.    Dialogues on Education
5.    Child Labour and Compulsory – Education Policies
6.    Historical Comparisons: Advanced Industrial Countries
7.    India and Other Developing Countries
8.    Values and Interest in Public Policy
Index
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About the Author
Myron Weiner (1931-99) was Professor, Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, USA.
Neera Burra is Special Advisor, Poverty, UNDP, New Delhi. She was formerly Assistant
Resident Representative.
Asha Bajpai is Professor, Centre for Socio-legal Studies and Human Rights, Tata Institute
of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
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