Child labour means that children are forced to work like adults and take part in an economic activity.

According to
the ILO International Labour Organization this is applied to people up to age fifteen, or seventeen in case of
dangerous work. Even though only about a fourth of the ILO members have ratified the respective convention, this
age limit is generally accepted.[5]
Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with
their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful.
Child labor is fundamentally different from casual work done by children, like guarding other children, or helping here
and there. Child labour is forbidden in most countries.
There are two kinds of work that minors can do:
1. Some work they do is acceptable, as it is only light, or easy to do. Children can also do it while they are wellintegrated into the family. This kind of work can be done in addition to an education the children are getting.
2. The other kind of work is difficult to do, or it is physically exhausting. It may be dangerous, the children may
be required to work for long hours and in humiliating clothing.
In general the second kind of work is usually labelled child labour. Estimates are that up to 350 million children are
affected by child labour, eight million of these are affected by one of the worst forms of child labour: they are child
soldiers, they are forced into prostitution, they are used for child pornography, they are child slaves, or affected
by human trafficking.
There are many prejudices against child labor in the Western world: Very often such cases are known
through scandals made by the mass media: In that manner, a working child is often seen as a slave, working in
a sweat shop in a third world country, producing textiles, or as one of the street children in South America. The reality
is different though: Such shops exist all over the world, also in countries like the United States or Italy. The fact that
child labour is involved is often hidden: More than three quarters of this work is done in the sector of agriculture, or it
has to do with activities done at home, in the context of the family. If child-slaves exist, they are only a minority. This
form of work done by children also existed before industrialisation and globalisation, the two phenomena have made
it more visible, at best.[6]

Child Labour Essay 6 (400 words)

Children are conserved as the most important asset of their country however improper understanding of the parents
and poverty making them the reason for the weakness of the country instead of being the power of the country. Most
of the children under poverty line are forced to do the child labour daily even after the lots of awareness program run
by the government and future welfare of society towards the welfare of the child.
Children are the new flower with powerful fragrance of any nation however some people are declining the power and
destroying the future of the country just for earning small money by illegally involving the growing kids. They are
playing with the moral of the innocent people and their kids. Protecting children from the child labour is the
responsibility of each and every citizen living in the country. Child labour is the socio-economic issue which is coming
from long ago and now need to be solved on ultimate basis.
After the independence of the country, various laws and regulations has been implemented regarding the child labour
however it did not found its end in the country. Child labour ruining the innocence of the kids by directly destroying

their health physically, mentally, socially and intellectually. Children are the lovely creation of the nature but it is not
fair that due to some bad circumstances they are forced to do hard labour before their appropriate age.
Child labour is the global issue which is more common in the underdeveloped countries. Poor parents or parents
under poverty line are unable to afford the education expenses of their kids and they own unable to earn enough
money for the family survival. So, they better choose to involve their kids in hard work to fulfil their needs instead of
sending them to school. They understand that schooling is a waste of time and earning money in early age is good
for their family. It is the urgent need to aware the poor people as well as rich people (to not use asset of country in
wrong way) about the bad effects of the child labour. They must be availed with all the resources which they lack. It
should be done by the end of everyone. Rich people should help the poor people so that their children too can get all
the required things in childhood. It needs some effective rules and regulations by the government to completely end
its roots forever.
Child labour involves the regular working of children in their childhood at very young age from five to fourteen years.
Children in many developing countries are forced to work hard for full day against their will at very low pay for their
survival. They want to go school, play with their friends and need love and care by their parent like other children
living in rich houses. But unfortunately, they are forced to do something against their will.
In developing countries, the rate of the child labour is high because of the poverty, low level awareness for education
and poor schooling opportunities. Most of the children of age group 5 to 14 are found to be involved in the agriculture
by their parents in the rural areas. Poverty and lack of schools are the primary reasons of child labour in any
developing country all across the world.
Childhood is considered as the happiest and vital experience in the life of everyone as childhood is the most
important and friendly period of learning. Children have full rights to get proper attention from their parents, love and
care from their parents, proper schooling, guidance, playing with friends and other happiful moments. Child labour is
corrupting the lives of many precious children every day. It is the high level of illegal act for which one should be
punished but because of the ineffective rules and regulations it is going side by side.
Nothing effective is happening to prevent the child labour from society as quickly as possible. Children are too young,
cute and innocent to realize the things happening to them in the early age. They are unable to recognise that what is
wrong and illegal for them instead they become happy getting small money for their work. Unknowingly they become
interested in the getting money on daily basis and ruining their whole life and future.