Open AccessLivelihood, Employment and Skills for Young Women in Urban India
Author(s) -
Vibhuti Patel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pragati: journal of indian economy/pragati : journal of indian economy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-261X
pISSN - 2347-4432
DOI - 10.17492/pragati.v2i2.8614
Subject(s) - livelihood , work (physics) , vocational education , economic justice , order (exchange) , child labour , life skills , economic growth , business , political science , economics , law , engineering , agriculture , geography , mechanical engineering , archaeology , finance
This paper seeks to examine and address the issue of the right to work of adolescent girls. Lack of implementation of laws, lack of awareness of rights enshrined in the laws coupled with a lack of access to justice for adolescent girls, brings to the fore the importance of pro-active policies for adolescent girls at work as a complementing strategy. The policies should be geared towards supporting adolescent girls for building skills such as life skills and vocational skills, and for having savings independent of their families, in order that they can become economically independent. Micro-credit facilities and facilities for on-site banking for girls and young women at their place of work are some strategies that can work towards this end. Laws related to eradication of child labour, bonded labour and protecting girls at the workplace ought to be implemented in a rigorous manner.