Though the 1986 Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Act forbids child labor, this act does not have jurisdiction over the employment practices of the cottage industries. Therefore, these employers often circumvent the law and continue to exploit children all over India. Examples: Fireworks and match industries, Tamil Nadu where an average of 33,000 children in the (6–14 year age) are employed.
Between 1980 and 1995, the World Bank provided approximately $380 million to various silk industries in India to support and modernize the sericulture, production, and quality of the silk products.
- This step would create employment opportunities and help with the eradication of poverty, but this was not the result.
- The money from the World Bank actually indirectly supported the child labor and exploitation of children in the silk industries
The World Bank’s International Development Association has also loaned $2 billion to India for the establishment of 10,700 primary schools and 62,000 non–formal education projects countrywide, but the bank has been criticized by the National Alliance for the Fundamental Right to Education regarding the disbursement of the funds. The government schools suffer on all levels, with poorly run schools, lack of rigor and quality, and less-qualified teachers
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