Peer-reviewed article
The Study on Child Labour in the Workplace at Sivakasi
Bala Santhan. K, S Elakkiya. ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examines child labour in Sivakasi, a town in Tamil Nadu, India, known for firecracker and matchstick manufacturing. Researchers surveyed 200 participants using online and offline methods to understand the causes of child labour, children's rights under the Indian constitution, and awareness-raising needs. The study identified that child labour remains prevalent in hazardous factories in Sivakasi and violates constitutional protections. The research highlights how child labour deprives children of education and perpetuates poverty cycles.
Key points
- Child labour continues to exist and is prevalent in Sivakasi's hazardous industries
- Children working in hazardous factories violates the Indian constitution
- The government has implemented several measures to address child labour in India
- Child labour deprives children of their right to education and jeopardizes their health and well-being
- Research used survey methodology with sample size of 200 participants, analysed by age and gender
Limitations
The document provides minimal detail on specific findings, proportions, or statistical results from the survey analysis. It does not describe interventions tested or their effectiveness, limiting understanding of what solutions work for eliminating child labour in Sivakasi.
Abstract
Child labour is a global concern that violates the rights of children and impedes their overall development. The practice of employing children in hazardous occupations deprives them of their right to education, jeopardizes their health and well-being, and hinders their ability to break the cycle of poverty. Sivakasi, a town located in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, India, has been a focal point for studying child labour due to its prominence in the firecracker and matchstick industries. It should bring effective measures to eliminate child labour. the objectives are To know about child labour and their problems, To understand the child labour rights with reference to Indian constitution, To create awareness about prevent of child labour and To analysis the causes of child labour in Sivakasi. For the purpose of this research, an empirical method was followed and the data was collected through both online and offline survey analysis. The SPSS software by IBM was used to calculate the empirical statistics. The sample size was 200. Dependent variables are child labour still exist in Sivakasi, child labour are mostly working at Sivakasi, child working in hazardous factories is violation of Indian constitution, child labour is prevalent at Sivakasi, government taking several measures for child labour in India. Independent variables are Age, Gender. Various tools like Bar graph were used