Child Labour: A Critical Issue

A4 case study individual
report

Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Individual report on child labour.................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Child labour has long been a source of concern for child rights advocates around the world.
Child labour is described as work that robs children of their childhood, their potential, and their
integrity while also harming their mental and physical growth (Chakraborty and Chakraborty,
2016). Child labour is a violation of basic human rights that has been shown to interfere with
children's development, potentially leading to long-term physical and psychological harm. As a
result of massive capitalism, businesses are employing children in order to increase profits while
lowering manufacturing costs, since children are paid less than adults and are unaware of their
rights. Enslavement of infants, alienation of children from their families, and exposing of
children to hazards and harsh working conditions are among the worst types of child labour.
Child labour perform about those condition within which child is required work for hours and
has to face various conditions that is harsh as per child’s age. Different countries have different
laws in place when it comes to child labour.
MAIN BODY
Individual report on child labour
Child labour is one of the most dangerous situations for each and every country of the
world. Half of the 152 million children worldwide who are victims of child labour are between
the ages of 5 and 11. 12 to 14-year-olds account for 28% of the number, while 15 to 17-year-olds
account for 24%. Children between the ages of 15 and 17 are the most vulnerable to dangerous
types of child labour. Boys are the most vulnerable to child labour, with 58 percent of children in
child labour and 62 percent of all children in hazardous work in the world being boys, according
to ILO figures (Edouard and Pokou, 2019). Approximately 40,000 children work in cobalt
mines, according to UNICEF, for shifts of up to 24 hours, with the majority receiving less than
two dollars a day. Working conditions in mines are dangerous and detrimental to children's
physical and psychological development. The children use machetes and spades to dig deep
excavations with their bare hands. Child labour takes multiple forms, according to the ILO, and
eliminating the worst forms of child labour is a top priority. Slavery and activities that are close
to slavery, such as the selling and exploitation of children for labour, forced and compulsory
labour, and the forced recruitment of children to fight in armed conflicts, are all considered the
worst types of child labour. Poverty is regarded as the leading cause of child labour, as it