Women in Agriculture

Lesson 12 : Programmes for Girl Child -1

Domestic Girl Child Labour

• The Child labour laws need to be strictly implemented to prevent girl child labour.
• Ensure that the employers of domestic child labour especially of girls are punished.
• Ensure that the domestic girl child labourers are rescued in a gender-sensitive manner and kept in a safe place until repatriation.
• Ensure that a holistic and complete package is provided to rescued girl domestic labour.
• Preventing girl child labour through employment assurance schemes for poor parents.
• Retain the girl in educational system for which the assistance under the proposed
• conditional Cash transfer scheme can be utilized.