From Child Labour to Working Childrens Movements summary

Child labour was seen as a term used to keep away powerful individuals from using children in as a source of cheap labour. The writer defines child labour as inability to gauge that is bad or good for children. Historically, colonizers took advantage of cheap labour from young men and women who had to work to pay taxes. Three decades after World War II, child labour was brought into light in the developing world where children in India worked in damaging conditions to their health. World Trade Organization (WTO) brought into limelight the issue of child labour which had gained an international profile. “A number of NGOs with a record in child participation – among them CWC(India), ENDA (West Africa) and the Movement of Working Children and Adolescents from Christian Working Class Families (MANTHOC [Peru]) …” (p.

Where were the other NGOs from developing countries advocating for children’s rights? Dilemmas in Child Welfare summary The book focuses on the welfare of young mothers and their children living in apartments leased by the Supervised Independent Living (SIL) program. Incarceration disconnects parents from their families leaving a heavy burden on the children. This brings in child intervention programs where young mother and children are fragmented and taken in by urban bureaucracies. The SIL, which is run by Vision, supported the young families and prepare youth for adulthood. ” (p. How different was SIL program from court given that the court treated harshly the delinquent youths? 2. “Over and over, young mothers told me how the SIL program had saved their lives…” (p.