Child Labour in India: Globalization, Power, and the Politics of International Children's Rights (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780199466801)

India has the largest number of child labourers in the world, and has been the subject of intense media and political campaigns in the North aimed at addressing the abuse of children龝 rights. This book explores children龝 rights as a site of power and reveals how the rights discourse has been used by international actors, national elites, and local NGOs in the child labour debate in India.

While discussing the children龝 rights in the contemporary world, the author analyses human rights and power along with insights from postcolonial theorists. He provides empirical accounts of how three Indian NGOs-Bonded Labour Liberation Front, Butterflies, and South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude-are using the discourse of children龝 rights to challenge child labour practices.

Combining global and local perspectives to arrive at a comprehensive picture, the book locates the struggle for child rights on two fronts: critiquing neo-liberal globalization and challenging rights violations in India.

Author: Gurchathen S. Sanghera
ISBN-10: 0199466807
ISBN-13: 9780199466801
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 11/29/2016
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.70w x 1.10d