Transcript INDIA - Solidaridad

CHILD SLAVERY
In India
BACKGROUND ABOUT
CHILD SLAVERY
It is wrong that a person works in forced hard labour,
but for example if you have not enough money to do
something you can work part-time to get it.
400 million children are forced to work all time.
What is the difference between child work and child
slavery in industry and agriculture?
- Children are forced to work hard
- They work full time
- They are treated badly
- They cannot go to school or they do not go every day
DIFERENT TYPES OF
CHILD SLAVERY
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Industry
Quarries
Prostitution
Agriculture
(cultivating the land and harvesting)
Child soldiers
Kidnapped for their organs
CHILD SLAVERY IN INDIA
INDIA: LAND OF CONTRASTS
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NORTH INDIA: North India has a surprisingly varied
topography. In the far north, the Himalayan mountains,
which separate India from the rest of Asia. The Taj Mahal
is a mausoleum located in Agra, which was built under the
Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife,
Mumtaz Mahal. The tomb is higher than a modern 20storey building and took 22 years to complete with a
workforce of 20,000.
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SOUTH INDIA: The four states of South India have much in
common. They have extensive coast lines and warm
beaches, and are principally tropical areas.
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EAST INDIA :The entire eastern region has a great natural
beauty and variety. The snowed mountains of Sikkim give
way to green hills where we can see bamboos and orchids.
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WEST INDIA :Mumbai is famous for spectacular rock cut
caves.
CLIMATE
The climate of India has a wide range of weather
conditions across a large geographic scale and varied
topography, making generalisations is difficult. India
hosts six major climatic subtypes, ranging from
desert in the west, to tundra and glaciers in the
north, to humid tropical rainforests in the southwest
and the island territories
LANGUAGES IN INDIA
The States are free to decide their own regional languages for
internal administration and education, so there are 18
official languages spoken in the country. English is widely
spoken and is one of the most important languages for
national, political, and commercial communication
FLORA AND FAUNA
India has a wide range of ecozones—desert, high mountains,
highlands and tropical and forests, swamplands, plains,
grasslands, river areas as well as island archipelago. It has
three biodiversity spots and the hilly ranges.
India is home to several well known large mammals including
the Asian elephant, Bengal tiger and Indian Rhinoceros.
These large animals important for wildlife tourism in India.
CUISINE
Food in India has a great variety, taste and flavour. Each
region has its own cuisine and style of preparation. In
India, recipes are handed down from generation to
generation. The unique and strong flavours in Indian
cuisine are derived from spices, seasonings and
nutritious ingredients such as vegetables, grains, fruits,
and legumes. In Indian cuisine, food is categorized into
six tastes - sweet, sour, salty, spicy, bitter and
astringent. A well-balanced Indian meal generally
contains all six tastes.
ART, DANCE, MUSIC & OLLYWOOD
ART: painting has been a part of India since very early times.
The earliest example of painted pots was found in 3rd century
BC. The cave paintings are among the earliest paintings.
Contemporary Indian painting has its roots in the beginning
of the 20th century and in art schools in Calcutta and other
centres of India. The fight for independence also saw the
emergence of a very individualized style of Indian painting.
The most vibrant wall paintings are in Rajasthan. The interior
and exterior walls of palaces are of beautiful colours.
DANCE: Indians believe that it is creation itself that is
the dance of the creator. All Indian dances - folk, gypsy,
classical or simply ritual. All of them have elaborated
costumes and jewellery, unique and visually attractive.
Bollywood is the name of the Mumbai-based Hindi-language
film industry in India. When combined with other Indian
film industries (Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam,
Kannada), it is considered the largest in the world in terms
of number of films produced.
WHAT INDIA PRODUCES
SILKS:
(Varanasi, Mysore, Kanchipuram, Assam, Kashmir)
COTTON:
(West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh)
CARPETS:
(Kashmir, Mirzapur, Bardoi, Warangal, Eluru)
POTTERY:
(Rajasthan, Bihar, Vrindavan, Hamirpur, Agra)
LEATHER GOODS:
(Maharashtra, Jaipur, Bikaner, Chennai, Kolkata,
Pondicherry)
FURNITURE:
(Mumbai, Jodhpur, Udaipur)
JEWELLERY:
(Rajasthan, Varanasi, Hyderabad, Ferozabad)
MARBLE: (Agra)
RELIGIONS
Hinduism
The word Hindu originally meant people living on the banks of
The river Sindhu. Now it has religious-philosophical
connotations. The roots of Hindu Philosophy are the ideas of
the Vedas. The Vedas are called: `that which is heard' and are
considered revelations passes down to sages (sabios).
Jainism
Its first founder was one Rishabhadeva. It does not accept the
Vedas to be revelations from God. In fact, it does not believe in a
God, though it believes in re-birth. The ethical doctrines
of Jainism are based on the path of liberation, consisting of right
belief, right knowledge and right conduct.
They
• believe in voluntary death in order to get final liberation.
Sikhism
It was started in Punjab by Guru Nanak in the late 15th
century. Followers of this religion are known as the Sikhs.
There are about ten million Sikhs in India, over 85% of them
live in Punjab. They are also in other parts of India. Some
They are the disciples of their ten Gurus – the chain beginning
with Guru Nanak, born in 1469.
Christianity
There have been Christian communities in Kerala almost since
the founding of the religion by Jesus Christ. The Christians
believe in the trinity of God the Father, God the Son, and God
the Holy Spirit. Their Holy Scripture, the Bible, divided into
two sections: the Old Testament and the New Testament
which is entirely based on Christ's message. The head of the
Catholic Church is the Pope at Vatican.
St Thomas the Apostle is said to have arrived in India in 54
A.D. Later, with the advent of the Portuguese, the French and
the British in India, there was more Christian influence. In
India, Christians are basically converts.
Buddhism
It originated from the teachings of Buddha, a prince from
Nepal, who gave up palace life and started a life of
meditation and spirituality. He organized monks and nuns
into monasteries. The philosophy of Buddhism is to take
the Middle Path, avoiding the extremes. It rejects the idea
of God. It questions the idea of a permanent or immortal
soul, but accepts the idea of transmigration of souls.
TRADITIONS AND WEDDINGS
Dress: Traditional Indian dress varies across the regions in its
colours and styles depending on various factors like climate.
Popular clothes include saris for women and dhotis for men.
Bathing: It is part of daily routine in every Indian's life. They do not
only believe that a bath keeps us healthy and clean but also that
water increases electro-magnetic activity.
The Sacred Religious Marks (Tilakam): It has been a tradition in
all Hindu families. It is an ancient practice still in use among
women, men and children of all castes. It is imperative in case of
women. This mark is not only beautifying for women but it is also
a protection against the evil.
Festoon (Toranam): Decorating the main door of the houses,
temples or any other place, where some ritual is performed, with
a festoon (or mango leaves) is part of the Indian culture.
Normally, this kind of decoration is done during festivals.
Indian Weddings: They characterize the enthusiastic approach to
life that most Indians have. The ceremonies begin with an
engagement ceremony where rings are exchanged and gifts are
given by the bride's parents to members of the groom's family.
EDUCATION
One way to end child slavery is by
making it really obligatory but no
state in India has done it yet.
Child population in India is estimated
at 440 million. If 27.5 percent of
the population continues living on less
than $1 a day, access to education
seems like a distant dream to millions
of children in India.
Vital statistics
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37% of the population lack literacy skills.
53% of children abandon school at the elementary
level.
India smill has over third of the world´s children (6 11 year aaolds) out of school – around 40 million.
ANIL’S STORY
Anil works full-time making glass bangles in the confines of
the small room he and his family live in. He burns his
fingers in the flame he works at and the gas fumes are
damaging his eyes and make it hard for him to breathe.
Anil works so that his younger brothers and sisters can go
to school but wishes he could have carried on with school
and got an education so he could get a proper job.
DOCUMENTARY TRANSCRIPT
My name is Anil. I’m 13 years old. I wake up at 5:00 every day. I get washed and
dressed and then I start work. I work at home. I do the joining work on glass
bangles. When the bangle’s come from the factory to our house, the bangle isn’t
joined, it’s not a forged circle. So I have to hold it in the flame, to stick the ends
together. Women wear these bangles. When you finish it, they go to the factory for
decoration. Then, they go to the shops and markets, and then, women buy them.
This is a bangle. I make about 15 bangles a day. There are a lot of problems in my
house. Only few of us are working. My father got very ill and we had to spend all
the money we got on medicine. Now he’s not here any more and things are very
difficult. We used to have a house. Then my father broke his leg and we didn’t have
any money, so we had to sell our house. Then he got very ill with cancer, and then
he died.
Before my husband got ill, all the children went to school and were able to
play. But, after he got ill, the old ones had to start working. School costs
about 80 rupees a month in fees each child, and then we have to pay for
pens, and notebooks, and textbooks on top of that. So, we just can’t earn
enough to send all the children to school.
There are seven people in my family. That’s my mother, my sister and my
four brothers. I fight with them a lot. They are mischievous.
When I first started this work, I burnt my whole hand, not just my fingers;
but slowly I’ve got used to the work. I still burn my fingers but because I’ve
burnt them so much the skin’s got tough. So, now it doesn’t hurt so much.
When I burn my fingers I feel like I just want to stop working but because I
have to work, I keep going. If I don’t work, we can’t afford to eat.
And the flames get into my eyes, my eyes start to burn and I can’t sleep
properly. I get a lot of diseases. I’ve had a fever for the past few days.
I wish I could go to school. Then, I’d have friends and I’d be able to play with
the other children. What is there in this work? At the end of the day, I earn 4
p per bundle, so only earn around 40p a day, but if I could go to school, I
could learn and get a proper job and earn more.
I imagine England to be full of big houses and good streets, with lots of
children, and good playgrounds for children. Their lives must be very different
to mine. They must wear good clothes there, I don’t wear good clothes. They
must be playing in clean playgrounds, I’m just running around here playing in
the mud. In the evenings, I do some more work and then we go to bed. All
my family sleep together in this room. We sleep there on the earth.
CONCLUTIONS
We were very surprised about Anil, when he burnt his hands,
because he doesn’t feel the pain when he works because his
skin was tough. He worked doing bangles, he did fifteen per
day. He used fire for doing them. He didn’t want to work but if
he didn’t work his family couldn’t eat. He worked in a hot
place in bad conditions.
We don’t work, so we don’t realise what it’s like and how bad
this children feel. We just help in the house doing some work.
And even, we sometimes earn money for doing little. We sleep
eight hours a day. We have a lot of leisure time. We go to
town, we play, we talk, we go on the computer… or we sleep.
We go to school from 8.30 to 14.20. We don’t like school but
we know that those children would love to go to school.
There are too many difference with our lives. We can do
whatever we want. We are not forced to work, and they have
to because all their family depends on the money they earn.
Also we don’t like a lot of food and they eat whatever they
find. If we couldn’t go to school, and we had to work long
hours for very little money we would feel like slaves,
miserable.
The film showed us a child’s slaves life who works making glass bangles in
his home, he works all day and he cannot go to school the most surprising
thinghe for us is that when he works joining the bangles the flame burns
his fingers. He works doing foced hard work because the family have not
enough money.
Children like us work at home doing chores or helping our parents some
times. However we sleep 8 or 9 hours and the weekend more, we have free
time to do what we wont, like reeding, playing computer, watcing TV or
meetinf friends. And we complein because we have to go to school when
many children cannot go and they have to work.
We can talk to family and friends about cild slavery and hunger and
organize meetings with otheer people to talk about it and write letters, and
organise demostrations.
The film about the child is interesting. Is the film shows that a slave child is not
the same as a child who works to helppo his or her family. Work is burning
rings of glass, this work is very hard.
On the other hand we have housework more than work.
We can demostrate eagainst child slavery, for example with a silent demostray
ans spred information about this.
WHAT CAUSES CHILD SLAVERY?
WHAT WE CAN DO