What is Child Labour?
Child labour is a work which harnesses a child & makes it impossible for him/ her to achieve his/ her desired goals. It is hard to believe that over 250 million children between the age group of 5 & 14 are estimated to be victims of this social ailment worldwide, despite being moppets of the 21st century. They are sanctioned to work even in critical conditions in order to attain a livelihood.
Children are undoubtedly the pride of any nation but at present they are treated so ruthlessly by adults viz many communities are tending to forget the value these little buds hold. At this very tender age, they are forced to work in tea stalls to what we call coal mining industries for a few or no wages. People who are appointing them are shamelessly making them perform the jobs which are not even necessary for them to accomplish. They are bound to fulfill the various needs which are definitely their families' requirement. But that isn't their job towards a healthy nation, is it?
Children are not even spared from the many fates which take place alternatively in those hazardously enormous laboratories & factories. And the people owning them don't seem to face any problem in this regard, that's why they dare to appoint little ones. But to what extent they are right with this step?
"Education is a right of every child."
We might have heard or read this statement a number of times. But how much does it apply to the current scenario which is just rather invincible?
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a l l o w something as fragile and sensitive as child labour to be just another problem in the third world countries. It's not j u s t a n o t h e r problem. It's a much wider and bigger issue than its being discussed.
What do the Statistics say?
It's disturbing to imagine that in this age of technology, where we know everything that's taking place in the nook and corner of the world, child labour still continues to exist. According to sources about 250 million children worldwide are engaged in Child Labour. Nearly one in four children (aged between 5 to 14) are engaged in labour that is considered harmful to their well-being and growth.
The pervasiveness of child labour is most astounding in Asia and Africa. But Asia takes the lead with 61%(153 million) followed by 32% (80 million) in Africa and 7% (17 million)in Latin America. The situation in developed countries is no better. Approximately 2.5 million children are engaged in Child Labour.
Studies have also discovered that the proportion of boys working is more to that of girls.They labour in mines and quarries and are exposed to harmful chemicals, enslaved in bonded labour and exploited for economic gains. A large number of children suffer from injuries or illness because of their work. On an average they work for 9 hours everyday. That is the time they should be spending in school.
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