Question

(5. Why are small children forced to work​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Most children work because their families are poor and their labour is necessary for their survival. Children are often employed because, compared to adults, they are more easily controlled and are unlikely to demand higher wages or better working conditions.

Answer 2

Answer:

The work of children is generally a necessity for subsistence for numerous families. The loss of the parents’ jobs, the departure of the head of the family, a poor harvest, a natural disaster, the occurrence of illness or any other unexpected event can compel a child to go to work.

However, despite the vagaries of life that can hit a family, children usually become the victims of their own vulnerability. They represent an unskilled, flexible and low-cost work force for employers or unscrupulous relatives.

In Asia, little girls are sold to fill the prostitution rings, to work as domestics or in textile factories. In Africa, children are exploited in plantations and mines, or become domestic workers like the ‘little maids’ in Morocco .