Browsing by Author "Sapkal, Rahul"

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    In Shattered Post-Lockdown Economy, Govt Must Keep a Strict Eye on Child Labour
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020-06-16) Mahara, Priti; Sapkal, Rahul
    According to estimates by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the world economy is projected to shrink by 3.2% this year. The estimates also state that GDP in developed countries is likely to shrink by five percent, while that of developing countries will contract by around 0.7% in 2020. Massive job losses will push an additional 34.3 million people into extreme poverty by the end of this year. Compared to developed countries, poverty, lack of access to employment opportunities and weak social security systems have induced large-scale distress in developing countries like India.
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    Legal Analysis of Schedule Containing the List of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous occupati ons and Processes of the Child & Adolescent Labour (Prohibiti on and Regulati on) Act, 1986
    (Child Rights and You (CRY), 2020-10) Sapkal, Rahul; Ghosh, Shreya; Mahara, Priti
    This report examines the evolution and emerging trends in the child labour legislation in India after its enactment. It aims to study and provide a comprehensive overview of the policy making process that delineates hazardous and non-hazardous processes and occupations through a detailed examination of Environmental Protection Act, 1986 and the Factories Act, 1948. It also discusses and builds a case for giving preference to the Environment Protection Act, 1986 Act while preparing the schedule for listing hazardous and non-hazardous processes and occupations in the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, instead of Factories Act, 1948. It further discusses the issues related to departmental convergence, decision-making, enforcement process at the ground level and suggests policy reforms at the macro level. On the basis of the discussions it suggests a plausible policy method for identifying and classifying work under hazardous and non-hazardous occupations from the perspective of children. The last section of the report provides a comprehensive overview of segmented working conditions as documented in various policy briefs, reports and academic literature.