Child Labour in Sri Lanka: Learning from the PastThis book looks at the problem of child labour in the informal sector which continues to hinder social progress in Sri Lanka despite the country's reputation in the developing world for its provision of welfare services and education. The report highlights government measures to eliminate child employment. It argues that collaborative efforts on the part of the Government, non-governmental organizations and international agencies could lead to innovative approaches to the problem. |
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Children in hazardous occupations | 7 |
National welfare policy and its impact on child labour | 19 |
Labour policy | 25 |
Common terms and phrases
activities adult age group agencies boys camel riding Centre for Women's Ceylon child abandonment child abuse child domestic labour child employment child exploitation child labour child prostitution child welfare child workers Children and Young children in need children under 14 Colombo Commissioner of Labour concern controls Convention custody domestic service domestic workers employers Employment Act employment of children Employment of Women enforcement example facilities Factories Ordinance 1942 formal sector girls Goonesekere Government hazardous incidence of child industry informal sector involving Jayaweera Juvenile Court labour in Sri labour laws labour legislation ment Minimum Age Minimum Age Industry monitored non-governmental organizations occupations parents Penal Code Persons and Children plantation poor children pre-school Probation and Child problem of child programmes prohibited prosecution protection recent regulations sanctions sexual social Sri Lanka statute Swiss francs Tamil tion trade unions violations wages Women and Children's Young Persons Ordinance young workers