Child Labors in the Agricultural Sector
“India lives in its Villages” Rural was the backbone of our country. Agriculture, with its allied sectors, is unquestionably the largest livelihood provider in India, more so in the vast rural areas. It also contributes a significant figure to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Agriculture is one of the most important sectors in India, labor shortage one of the biggest problems in farming activities. Now days having child labor in all sectors including the agriculture sector also.
UNICEF estimates that in India, the largest population, the number of workers under the age of 14 is the highest in the world. The International Labor Organization estimates that 60 percent of India's child labor is engaged in agriculture, and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that 70 percent are involved in child labor agriculture and related activities. Child labor in the agricultural sector due to the reason inadequate access to modern farming technology, small landholdings, and unavailability of workers, increased wages, and low profitability are the main reasons for increase child labor in farming.
In India, one side's labor shortage problem another side unemployment. In this fact, first of all, we need more research focusing on both unemployment and labor shortage because of research only will be finding the permanent solution for the above problem, secondly focusing on child labor in the agricultural sector through filed study such as case the study, field visit, group discussion and also using PRA method.
Research-based policy recommendations are only helpful to permanently stop child labor in the agriculture sector. My kind request, Food and agricultural organization (FAO) please supporting and contributing research based on the above facts.
Thanks and Regards
C.Thatchinamoorthy
Ph.D.Research Scholar
Department of Agricultural Extension
Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University
Annamalai Nagar – TN. India.
Mr. Thatchinamoorthy C