what is child labour?what are the reasons for child labour?
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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. reason-
Poverty is widely considered as the top reason why children work at inappropriate jobs
for their ages. Children work because their parents are poor; they have to supplement the family income or
provide unpaid labour.
In some countries children are expected to work. Remember it was considered
normal for children in Britain to work in the cotton mills from the age of 5!
Cotton growing is still very labour intensive and so there is a demand for cheap labour.
In other types of work like a family business or farming children might be pulled into work because
education isn’t valued and work is thought to be of more use.
The relatively low wages paid to children are often a reason why
employers prefer them to adult workers. Some children work unpaid,
particularly as domestic workers, in conditions that would be termed as “slavery” if they involved adults.
Employers find children more obedient and easier to control. Unlike older workers, they are unlikely to
initiate protests or form trade unions.
It is also easy for adults to intimidate children. Employers can force child workers into submission when the
children are dependent on them for food, lodging and even emotional support. In many parts of the world, it
is still considered acceptable for parents to beat their children. Employers take advantage of the public’s
acceptance of corporal punishment to beat their child workers as a means of controlling them.
Poverty is widely considered as the top reason why children work at inappropriate jobs
for their ages. Children work because their parents are poor; they have to supplement the family income or
provide unpaid labour.
In some countries children are expected to work. Remember it was considered
normal for children in Britain to work in the cotton mills from the age of 5!
Cotton growing is still very labour intensive and so there is a demand for cheap labour.
In other types of work like a family business or farming children might be pulled into work because
education isn’t valued and work is thought to be of more use.
The relatively low wages paid to children are often a reason why
employers prefer them to adult workers. Some children work unpaid,
particularly as domestic workers, in conditions that would be termed as “slavery” if they involved adults.
Employers find children more obedient and easier to control. Unlike older workers, they are unlikely to
initiate protests or form trade unions.
It is also easy for adults to intimidate children. Employers can force child workers into submission when the
children are dependent on them for food, lodging and even emotional support. In many parts of the world, it
is still considered acceptable for parents to beat their children. Employers take advantage of the public’s
acceptance of corporal punishment to beat their child workers as a means of controlling them.
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Child labour typically means the employment of children in any manual work with or without payment. Child labour is not only limited to India, it happens to be a global phenomenon.As far as India is concerned, the issue is a vicious one as children in India have historically been helping parents at their farms and other primitive activities. Another concept that needs explanation is the concept of bonded labour which is one of the most common forms of exploitation. Bonded labour means the children are forced to work as employees in lieu of payment of debt by the parents due to exorbitant rates of repayment of interest.
Also associated with the concept of bonded labour is the concept of urban child labour wherein the labouers are the street children who spend most of their childhood on the streets.
UNICEF has categorized child work into three categories:
1. Within the family- Children are engaged in domestic household tasks without pay.
2. Within the family but outside the home- Example- agricultural labourers, domestic maids, migrant labourers etc.
3. Outside the family- Example- commercial shops in restaurants and jobs, prostitution etc.
Causes of Child Labour
The curse of poverty
The main reason for child labour is poverty. Most of the country’s population suffers from poverty. Due to poverty, parents cannot afford the studies of their children and make them earn their wages from a tender age. In fact, they are well aware of the grief of losing their loved ones to poverty many times. They send their small children to work in factories, homes and shops. They are made to work to increase the income of their poor families at the earliest. These decisions are taken only for the purpose of eking out a living for their family. But such decisions shatter children’s physical and mental state as they lose their childhood at an early age.
Lack of educational resources
Even after so many years of our country’s independence, there are instances where children are deprived of their fundamental right to education. There are thousands of villages in our country where there are no proper facilities of education. And if there is any, it is miles away. Such administrative laxity is also responsible for child labour. The worst sufferers are the poor families for whom getting their children educated is a dream.
Sometimes the lack of affordable school for the education of poor children leaves them illiterate and helpless. Children are forced to live without studying. And sometimes such compulsions push them into the trap of child labour.
Social and economic backwardness
Social and economic backwardness is also the main reason for child labour. Socially backward parents do not send their children to receive education. Consequently, their children are trapped in child labour. Due to illiteracy, many times parents are not aware of various information and schemes for child education. Lack of education, illiteracy and consequently the lack of awareness of their rights among them have encouraged child labour. Also, uneducated parents do not know about the impact of child labour on their children. The conditions of poverty and unemployment give rural families a compulsive basis for engaging children in various tasks. In fact, feudal, zamindari system and its existing remnants continue to perpetuate the problem of child labour.
Addiction, disease or disability
In many families, due to addiction, disease or disability, there is no earning, and the child’s wages are the sole means of family’s sustenance. Population growth is also increasing unemployment, which has adverse impact on child labour prevention. So, parents, instead of sending their children to school, are willing to send them to work to increase family income.
Poor compliance of laws
In modern society, laws stipulate that citizens have the right to receive good education, avail good health services and take care of their health. Every citizen has the right to play the game he enjoys, and enjoy all the means of entertainment, and when he grows, to obtain employment where he can earn well and contribute to society and nation. But in the absence of proper compliance of the laws, child labour is continuing. It can be prohibited only by strict adherence to the related laws.
Family tradition
It is a shocking but a bitter truth that in our society it is very easy to give child labour the name of tradition or custom in many families. The culture and traditional family values play their role in increasing the problem of child labour at the voluntary level. Many families believe that a good life is not their destiny, and the age-old tradition of labour is the only source of their earning and livelihood.
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Also associated with the concept of bonded labour is the concept of urban child labour wherein the labouers are the street children who spend most of their childhood on the streets.
UNICEF has categorized child work into three categories:
1. Within the family- Children are engaged in domestic household tasks without pay.
2. Within the family but outside the home- Example- agricultural labourers, domestic maids, migrant labourers etc.
3. Outside the family- Example- commercial shops in restaurants and jobs, prostitution etc.
Causes of Child Labour
The curse of poverty
The main reason for child labour is poverty. Most of the country’s population suffers from poverty. Due to poverty, parents cannot afford the studies of their children and make them earn their wages from a tender age. In fact, they are well aware of the grief of losing their loved ones to poverty many times. They send their small children to work in factories, homes and shops. They are made to work to increase the income of their poor families at the earliest. These decisions are taken only for the purpose of eking out a living for their family. But such decisions shatter children’s physical and mental state as they lose their childhood at an early age.
Lack of educational resources
Even after so many years of our country’s independence, there are instances where children are deprived of their fundamental right to education. There are thousands of villages in our country where there are no proper facilities of education. And if there is any, it is miles away. Such administrative laxity is also responsible for child labour. The worst sufferers are the poor families for whom getting their children educated is a dream.
Sometimes the lack of affordable school for the education of poor children leaves them illiterate and helpless. Children are forced to live without studying. And sometimes such compulsions push them into the trap of child labour.
Social and economic backwardness
Social and economic backwardness is also the main reason for child labour. Socially backward parents do not send their children to receive education. Consequently, their children are trapped in child labour. Due to illiteracy, many times parents are not aware of various information and schemes for child education. Lack of education, illiteracy and consequently the lack of awareness of their rights among them have encouraged child labour. Also, uneducated parents do not know about the impact of child labour on their children. The conditions of poverty and unemployment give rural families a compulsive basis for engaging children in various tasks. In fact, feudal, zamindari system and its existing remnants continue to perpetuate the problem of child labour.
Addiction, disease or disability
In many families, due to addiction, disease or disability, there is no earning, and the child’s wages are the sole means of family’s sustenance. Population growth is also increasing unemployment, which has adverse impact on child labour prevention. So, parents, instead of sending their children to school, are willing to send them to work to increase family income.
Poor compliance of laws
In modern society, laws stipulate that citizens have the right to receive good education, avail good health services and take care of their health. Every citizen has the right to play the game he enjoys, and enjoy all the means of entertainment, and when he grows, to obtain employment where he can earn well and contribute to society and nation. But in the absence of proper compliance of the laws, child labour is continuing. It can be prohibited only by strict adherence to the related laws.
Family tradition
It is a shocking but a bitter truth that in our society it is very easy to give child labour the name of tradition or custom in many families. The culture and traditional family values play their role in increasing the problem of child labour at the voluntary level. Many families believe that a good life is not their destiny, and the age-old tradition of labour is the only source of their earning and livelihood.
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