COVID-19 and Child Labour in India: Challenges and Way Forward
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2020
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Child Rights and You (CRY)
Abstract
The rapid spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) across the developed countries of the Global North and
the low and middle-income countries of the Global South aested to the fact that the this pandemic is one of
the greatest levelers. It has led to a rise in death tolls, disrupted trade, mobility and livelihood of millions of
workers across the world. It has exposed the strengths and weaknesses of health infrastructure as well as social
security systems of both developed and developing countries. However, the pandemic has disproporonately
affected low and middle income countries, and even more so when it comes to the poor. As compared to developed
countries, the mul-layered vulnerability and deprivaon of poorer households, with the least financial capacity,
without access to work, income and food has induced distress in developing countries like India (ILO 2020)i. As
a result, the economic and labour market shocks have had a huge impact on people’s lives and livelihoods.
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13 Pages
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Child Labour - Covid 19