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| | HomeSchemes Child Labour State Action planChapter – 2 The ILO’s Conventions to eliminate child labour | | The ILO’s Conventions to eliminate child labour | | | The ILO was established on April 19, 1919 with the object of the improvement of the conditions of the labourers. India is the founder member of the ILO. The membership of the ILO ensures the growth of tripartite system in the member countries. Tripartite system means, the participants in the proceedings are representative of Labour, Management and Government. Since its constitution, 187 Conventions has been adopted with some Protocols, India is signatory to many of them. The following are ILO’s Conventions to combat child labour, with their status to India. | | Sl. No. | No. of ILO Convention | Contents of ILO Convention | Status of India |
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1. | 5 of 1919 | Prohibits the employment of person below 14 years of age. | ratified on 9th Sep, 1955 | 2. | 6 of 1919 | Prohibits the employment during night of person below 18 years of age. | ratified on 14th July, 1921 | 3. | 15 of 1921 | Prohibits a person who is below 18 years of age from being employed on Vessel as Toimmer or Stockers. | ratified on 20th Nov, 1922 | 4. | 16 of 1921 | Compulsory medical examination of child being employed on Vessel as Toimmer or Stockers. | ratified on 20th Nov, 1922 | 5. | 90 of 1948 | Revised the Convention 6 of 1919 and put 12 consecutive hours. | ratified on 27th Feb, 1950 | 6. | 123 of 1965 | Prohibits the employment in mines of a child below the age of 16 years. | ratified on 20th Mar, 1975 | 7. | 124 of 1965 | Compulsory medical examination of child working in mine. | not ratified | 8. | 138 of 1973 | Prohibits employment of a child below the age of 15 years but allows after obtaining permission above the age of 14 years. | not ratified | 9. | 182 of 1999 | Prohibits worst forms of child labour as including all forms of slavery, trafficking, child prostitution, child pornography; use of children for illicit activities below 18 years of age should not be involved. | not ratified |
| | | The ILO Conventions No. 138 and 182 prohibit employment of child labour above 14 years of age, India is lacking behind due to socio-economic problems. We are not able to ratify ILO’s core Conventions eliminating the worst form of child labour, namely Con. No. 138 and 182. Besides ILO Conventions, there are two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, first prohibits ‘involvement of Children in Armed Conflict’ and second prohibits the ‘sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. These Optional Protocols are adopted by UN General Assembly on 26th March 2000 and both are signed by India on 15th Nov, 2004, but waiting for their ratification. | |
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