Child Labour in Supply Chain

Child Labour in
Supply Chain

Table of Contents
In what conditions child labour can be beneficial to children...................................................1
Discuss how child labour help children and their families escape poverty.....................................1
Discuss the long-term effects of child labour in keeping the child and their families in poverty...1
How might increasing trade openness make it harder to trace and monitor the use of child labour
in complex global supply chains?....................................................................................................2
Discuss the factors responsible for child labour in supply chains...................................................2
Recommend potential solutions to resolve the issue of child labour in supply chains....................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

In what conditions child labour can be beneficial to children
Many children grow up by serving for a portion of their working hours. Working for
children in a stable and secure atmosphere is a natural and positive aspect of life because it
increases children's interest as they grow up to become economically responsible citizens.
Working with children may be a positive and appropriate thing to do in order for them to become
more mature and independent in their lives (Bakkar, 2019). When their homes are not financially
stable, it is very helpful for the children to work in order to earn more money for their families
and themselves, which can then be used to cover their school fees, allowing them to continue
their studies. According to the social gains, as children live in a well-established community
where their physical and mental wellbeing is maintained, they gain pride and develop self-
esteem.
Discuss how child labour help children and their families escape poverty
Poverty is thought to be the driving force behind child labour. It is very important because
poor families who do not have enough income for shelter and food want to use their children to
raise money so that they can have a small sum of money for shelter and food (Argaw, Sera and
Berecha, 2019). Child labour unquestionably assists girls and their families in escaping hardship.
For instance, in the United Kingdom, it is legal for children above the age of 13 to work, and
there is a specific rule for the minimum wage that must be paid to children for the restrictions of
hours, which lets many low-income people raise a considerable amount of money to support
their families.
Discuss the long-term effects of child labour in keeping the child and their
families in poverty
Child labour has a long-term social, economic, emotional, and physical impact on the child
and their families, trapping them in poverty for the rest of their lives. Child labour puts children
and their families in grave danger of becoming victims of psychological torture, which has a
long-term impact on their mental health, causing them to become emotionally ill and unfit,
obstructing their growth and development (Holzscheiter, Josefsson and Sandin, 2019). Child
labour has a long-term impact in keeping children out of school, and is a huge deterrent to
eradicating poverty because a lack of schooling prevents children from obtaining a well-paid
career in the future, which adds to poverty. Child labour exposes children to long-term physical
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