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Child labour is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as participation in economic activity by underage persons aged 5 to 17. Child work harms children, interferes with their education, and prevents their development. The prevalence of child labour is notable in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia ...
A Palestinian child labourer at the Kalya Junction, Lido beach, Delek petrol station, road 90 near the Dead Sea A child labourer in Dhaka, Bangladesh Child coal miners in Prussia, late 19th century A succession of laws on child labour, the Factory Acts, were passed in the UK in the 19th century.
Many children in Vietnam have to work to support their families rather than being able to attend school. [1] The Labor newspaper reported that 30 percent of Vietnamese children between the age of six to seventeen join the labor force. [1] Most children stay close to home to help their family business.
Child labour in Bangladesh.. Child labour in Bangladesh is significant, with 4.7 million children aged 5 to 14 in the work force in 2002-03. [1] Out of the child labourers engaged in the work force, 83% are employed in rural areas and 17% are employed in urban areas. [2]
Poverty is a major cause of child labour in Nepal and is often coupled with lack of education according to a study by Ersado (2005). [20] Poverty is a driver of child labour because the costs of schooling is very high and the immediate economic benefit of child labour is enticing according to Stash (2001). [21]
Women and children from China are trafficked to Africa, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America, predominantly Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labour. Women and children from Myanmar, Vietnam, Mongolia, former USSR (except for the Baltic States), North Korea, Romania ...
Child labor is widespread in Uzbekistan, both through agriculture and public works as well as commercial sexual exploitation, sometimes through human trafficking.The government has been working to reduce child labor through legislation and public awareness programs, which has largely eliminated forced child labor in the cotton industry outside of isolated incidents. [1]
Child labor is a social issue in China. [16] In October 2018, a study was conducted based on data from China Family Panel Studies . [ 17 ] The study found about 7.74% of children aged 10 to 15 worked in 2010, and a positive correlation between child labor and school dropout rates. [ 17 ]