What is the ratio of child labor in India 2012?

Answer 1

\In India, the problem of child labour is well recognized. There are varying estimates of the number of working children in the country due to differing concepts and methods of estimation. The 2001 national census estimates the number of working children at 12.6 million ( 1 ) (out of a total of 210 million children aged 5-14 years), of whom 5.77 million are classified as 'main' workers ( 2 ), and 6.88 million as 'marginal' workers ( 3 ). The share of workers of the country aged 5-14 years to the total workforce is 3.15 per cent. ( 4 ).

· The analysis of the 2001 census data shows that there are 6.8 million boys and 5.8 million girls in child labour. In addition, it is found that the majority of 'main' workers are boys, whereas the majority of 'marginal' workers are girls;

· Many children are engaged in classified as 'hazardous labour', i.e. harmful to the physical, emotional, or moral well-being of children.

· Although there are inter-state and inter-regional variations in India, the factors that contribute to child labour, and hazardous child labour in particular, include parental poverty and illiteracy; social and economic circumstances; lack of awareness; lack of access to basic and meaningful quality education and skills; high rates of adult unemployment and under-employment, and cultural values of the family and society.