Child Labour: Beneficial or Harmful? - Case Study Brief

CASE STUDY BRIEF CHILD
LABOUR
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Circumstances in which child labour is beneficial......................................................................3
Social, economic, mental and physical effects............................................................................4
Child labour in supply chains......................................................................................................4
Social and legal challenges..........................................................................................................4
Recommendations........................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
Child labour can be defined as work that children are doing as per their potential and
dignity, it is harmful for physical and mental health (Unicef, 2020). Work which is done by
children is dangerous for their health and they are socially or morally affected by it. The report
examines, child labour help children and their families to escape poverty, social, physical, mental
effects on children. People who are responsible for child labour in supply chains and some social
economic legal challenges.
MAIN BODY
Child labour can be defined as the work that deprives the children from their childhood,
their dignity and potential. And also, exploitation of their physical and mental development.
According to the International Labour Organisation it shows that not all children who are
engaged in child labour are victims. Children can benefit from work also (Rahikainen, 2017).
Arguments can be presented on both the basis that to ban or not to ban all forms of child labour.
In some countries, parents consider children as a source of income. It acts as a support to
poor families as children bring money. That is if there is a sick member in the family, the child
can work and bring in the money (Churchill and et.al., 2021). If there is an increase in poverty it
can also likely to leave child labourers and their families open to even greater exploitation. But
on other, to support the family if the child is working in a hazardous or dangerous condition
affecting its physical and mental health. The child can suffer from a very serious psychological
harm at a very young age which will affect the ability of the child and can also lead to non-
completion of his schooling.
If the child is working in a condition which is not affecting its mental health that is acting
as an opportunity for the child. He can have a benefit from it that he can sponsor his own
education fees and not creating a pressure on his parents. But on the other hand, if the children is
involved in the child labour at a young age permanently he would be considered illiterate as he
did not have access to school or any type of education due to long working hours (Krauss, 2017).
Circumstances in which child labour is beneficial
There are some situation in which child labour is beneficial like, to solve family problems,
collecting money for education, health and protection system. When in family, there is no
earning source then working of child can be beneficial, to solve issues face by family members
children are working. When parents of a children are not able to work, then children can work so
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