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The crux of prevention is to identify the problem at the root and try to eliminate it with the help of Government machinery. Identification of routes of transit, industries children work in, possible stakeholders, etc. form an integral part of prevention as a strategy. Efforts to mitigate child labour and trafficking are done at the source states and districts in order to curb the volume of children going for work to other cities. At the receiving states, similar measures are adopted to keep check on children entering the cities for work or those found missing/ run-away from home. Main areas of prevention are railways, bus terminals, dumping grounds, tourist places, traffic signals, market places and other such income generating avenues attracting children.
Another aspect of prevention is to work closely with schools to empower children on their basic rights and impart knowledge to exercise the same. This presents children with opportunities to defend themselves from vulnerable situations at home, in community and society at large. Simultaneously, it is of crucial importance to work with the people of the community to educate and spread awareness about the sensitive issues surrounding children. This also helps them become responsible individuals who can work towards creating a safe environment for children.
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One of the fundamental strategies of PCVC is rescue operations, carried out to liberate children from harsh working conditions and difficult circumstances. Children are trafficked from remote villages and brought to work in new cities. These children work in crammed spaces for a minimum of 12-15 hours a day earning little or no money with limited access to the outside world, including their family back home. Hence, rescue is a first step of moving children to a safe environment and eventually working towards their repatriation and rehabilitation.
When children are rescued from exploitative conditions, it is essential to provide them with rehabilitative measures to get back on their feet as only rescue and repatriation done in isolation is not sufficient. This strategy completes the full circle, allowing children as well as their families with a better chance at life.
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PCVC works closely with various Government departments and machinery in order to ensure that child rights mechanisms are in place, and if not, then to align it in the interest of the child at the earliest. These advocacy initiatives have taken PCVC a long way, from being key partners taking policy decisions to being change-makers in the field of Child Protection.
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While working in communities on the issue of child labour we have come across children with various kinds of disabilities, ranging from motor disabilities to cerebral palsy. One of the observations made was that most of the families of these children due to their lower economic and educational background did not have access to and knowledge of rehabilitative services.