Write an article for a newspaper in 150to 200 words on the topic child labour A curse
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Child labour is an illegal 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.
Legislation across the world prohibit child labour. Exceptions to these laws include work by child artists, family duties, supervised training etc.
In developing countries, with high poverty and poor schooling opportunities, child labour is still prevalent. Vast majority of child labour is found in rural settings and informal urban economy.
Globally the incidence of child labour decreased from 25% to 10% between 1960 and 2003, according to the World Bank. Nevertheless, the total number of child labourers remains high, with UNICEF and ILO acknowledging an estimated 168 million children aged 5–17 worldwide, were involved in child labour in 2013.