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What is child labor?
Types of Child Labor
Causes of child labor.
What is the age of child Labor?
How many are there?
Child labor in statistics.
Regulation and prohibition act.
Effects Of Child Labor
How do we stop child Labor?
Conclusion.
What is child labor?
“Child labour” is generally speaking, work for
children that harms them or exploits them in
someway (physically, mentally, morally or by
blocking access to education).
It is the work that exceeds a minimum number of
hours depending on the age of a child and on the
type of work.
Types of Child Labor
Child labour in agriculture.
Child labour and armed conflict.
Commercial sexual exploitation of children.
Child labour and domestic work.
Migration and child labour. Resources on migration
and child labour. » » Resources on migration and
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Mining and quarrying.
Safe work for youth.
Trafficking in children.
Causes of child labor
Overexploitation of population.
Decrease of resources.
Decrease in literacy.
Increase of poverty.
Increase of unemployment.
Lack of schooling and daily care.
Limited choices for women.
What is the age of child Labor?
What is the law on child labour? In India the law
addressing child labour is known as the Child
Labour Amendment (Prohibition and Regulation)
Act, 2016.
This law regulates the employment of children and
does not allow children below the age of 14 to
work except as a child artist and in a family
business.
How many are there?
61% in Asia, 32% in Africa, and 7% in Latin
America, 1% in US, Canada, Europe and other
wealthy nations.
In Asia, 22% of the workforce is children. In Latin
America, 17% of the workforce is children.
246 million child workers aged 5 and 17 were
involved in child labor.
Out of which 171 million were involved in work that
by its nature is hazardous.
Child labor statistics
One in every six children aged 5 to 17 worldwide
is exploited by child labor.
There are approximately 9 million children
involved in the unconditional worst forms of child
labor.
In Sub-Saharan Africa around one in three children
are engaged in child labor, representing 69 million
children.
In South Asia, another 44 million are engaged in
child labor.
Regulation and Prohibition Act
This was declared by the parliament on 23rd
December, 1986.
It includes Prohibition of employment of
children in certain occupations and processes.
No child shall be employed or permitted to work in
any of the occupations which are hazardous by its
nature.
Effects Of Child Labor
The difficulty of tasks and harsh working
conditions create a number of problems such as
1. premature ageing,
2. malnutrition,
3. depression,
4. drug dependency etc.
From disadvantaged backgrounds, minority
groups, or abducted from their families, these
children have no protection.
How do we stop child Labor?
Educate yourself. ...
Contact retail stores, manufacturers, and importers.
...
Buy fair trade and sweatshop-free products
whenever possible. ...
Grow more of your own food. ...
Share your time and money. ...
Contact local, regional, and national legislators.
Conclusion
The social malady of child labor can be brought
under control, if each individual takes
responsibility of reporting about anyone
employing a child below the age of 14years.
Thus, instead of ignoring on should find out about
reporting child labor and how such children can
actually be saved.
Child labor can be controlled if the government
functions effectively with the support of the public.
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