Child labour in TV serials
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blessed or exploited?
New face(s) of child labour?
Name: Sparsh KanchandaniAge: 9
Working at tender age
"She goes to school regularly in the morning from 7:30am-1:00pm. It's only in the evening she has to go for her shoot . On the way from home to the sets, she sleeps in the car," informs her mother.
Source: india-forums.com
Name: Dhriti BhatiaAge: 3
“Dhriti shoots for about 3-4 hours a day and is always accompanied by us. As she is playing the lead in this show she has to work hard, but we would always want her to do her education first. But if she gets offers from films then its a different thing.” informs her father.
Source: reakbollywood.com/news
Name: Ulka GuptaAge: 12
Name: Avinash MukherjeeAge: 12
“I always dreamt of becoming an astronaut. But my dad took me to the sets and explained to me all that goes into the making of a T.V show.”
Source: timesofindia.inditimes.com
Source: india-forums.com
"We were told the track would last for a month but now it may stretch further. My kid studies while travelling to the studio or at her tuition classes. We are trying our best to see her studies are not affected.“, said her father.
• Work under parent’s guidance
• Work for hobby
• Nurturing talent
• Improves personality
• Build confidence
““It’s not child labour!”It’s not child labour!”
Child development – 4 Child development – 4 indicatorsindicators
Effects on Child artists
Exposure to lights, make-up
harmful effects on skin
Physical effects
Lack of sleep
Long working hours
No time for playing/studyin
g
pressure
Mental effects
Fame/publicity/money
To perform
Special treatment
Sense of being
superior
Ignorance – may effect in later stages of
life
Child becomes cranky / attitude
problems
Social effects
Health problems
Emotional effects
Less interaction
Loose innocence,
MaturityAnxiety, stress
Anxiety, stress
Competition with peers
Competition with peers
To perform
Can lead to frustration
Why should children working in showbiz be termed as child labourers?
Any work that exposes children to:
• Unhealthy working environment• Difficult situations• Physical or psychological abuse
International Labour Organization
• ‘Child’ means a person who has not completed his/her fourteenth year of age. Any such person engaged for wages, whether in cash or kind, is a child worker.
Child Labour(Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986
• Period of work of a child shall not be more than six hours
• No child shall be required or permitted to work overtime
• No child shall be permitted or required to work between 7 p.m and 8 p.m
Part III – Regulation of conditions of work, Hours and period of work
Child Labour (Prohibition & Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act,1986Regulation) Act,1986
• Following provisions should be made to ensure health & safety of children
high temperature and ventilation
Dust and fume
Artificial humidification
Lighting
Protection of eyes
Child Labour (Prohibition & Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act,1986Regulation) Act,1986
Part III – Regulation of conditions of work, Health and Safety
Violation of RightsViolation of RightsThe Convention on the Right of the Child as laid down by UNICEF, defines fourbasic rights for children
Right to surviveRight to
development
Government of India ratified the Convention on the 11th December, 1992
Right to protectionRight to
participation
Guidelines by NCPCR (National Guidelines by NCPCR (National Commission for Protection of Child Commission for Protection of Child
Rights)Rights)
Program Content Physical Welfare
Education
Development
Safety measures