CHILD LABOUR

What is Child Labour?

• Child Labour' is work performed by a child

that is likely to interfere with his or her right
to education, or to be harmful to their health
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or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social
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development. All work done by children
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under the age of 15 and dangerous work
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done by children under the age of 18 is illegal.
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 CAUSES OF CHILD LABOUR :-

• Child labour is caused by several factors. Some of them include:

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1. Poverty: Children who come from poor families may be forced to work
to support their siblings and parents or supplement the household

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income when expenses are more than the parents’ earnings.
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• 2. Low Aspiration: It is important for parents and children to

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understand that they can work hard and make something great of
themselves.
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• 3. Huge demand for unskilled labourers: The demand for unskilled

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labourers is another cause of child labour. Children are mostly unskilled
and provide a cheap source of labour, making them an attractive option
for many greedy employers.
• 4. Illiteracy: A society with many educated people understands the
importance of going to school and pursuing dreams. Children have the
ability and time to become whatever they aspire to be.
 CONSEQUENCES FOR CHILDREN:-

• The consequences are staggering. Child labour can result in

extreme bodily and mental harm, and even death. It can lead to

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slavery and sexual or economic exploitation. And in nearly every
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case, it cuts children off from schooling and health care,
restricting their fundamental rights and threatening their
futures.
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By interfering with the accumulation of human capital,
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child labour reduces the adulthood labour market productivity
of child workers, thereby discouraging economic growth and
development.
 HOW TO STOP CHILD LABOUR?
• 1. Spread awareness.
• 2. More stringent laws and
effective implementation. STOP
• 3. Sending more children to CHILD
school.
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• 4. Discouraging people to
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employ children in homes,

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shops, factories, etc.
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• 5. Supporting NGOs like Save
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the Children.
• 6. Strict laws for punishing
people who employ child
labourer.