Important Topics for UPSC 2017 Exams​ (100 Million for 100 Million)

Important Topics for UPSC 2017 Exams​ (100 Million for 100 Million)

What is it?

It is a 5-year campaign that aims to mobilise 100 million youths and children for 100 million underprivileged children across the world to end child labour, child slavery and violence against children and promote the right of every child to be safe, free and educated over next five years.

History

In passing amendments to the child labour (Prohibition and Regulation Act) 1986 instead of banning child labour completely it allowed children to work in family enterprises and reduced the list of banned jobs from 83 to just 3. With India’s wide and lose kinship structure this provision can be easily misused. This has opened the backdoor for children to be forced in the workforce.

Launched by

The campaign has been launched by President Pranab Mukherjee on his 81st birthday and organised by Nobel peace prize winner Kailash Stuart's Children’s Foundation at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Objective

To provide a safe and secure environment for the mental, physical and spiritual growth of children. Hence it is our duty to give children a bright, secured and carefree future devoid of poverty. The purpose is to make the children aware of their rights like the right to education for the betterment of the country and long-term good of humanity.

Conclusion

Child rights cannot be tackled in isolation unless we deal with large scale problems like poverty, social injustice, terrorism etc.

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