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Essay on Child labor.
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Child labor
Child labor is become a common things in today. Children who are not affordable for studies are involved in working at very below age. Employment of children below the age is called as child labor, which is seen from country to country to country. In India the age limit for children under 14 years in any factory or company employing is illegal. But still many children are seen to be working in many construction sites, shops and households. While there are many laws in India which prevent child labor but still it is unstoppable. The main reasons are lack of facilities, poverty, overpopulation and corruption that leads many innocent children into labor in this country. According to a statement in Wikipedia over 217 million children across the globe are working majority full time. Over 10.1 million children are from India, working as the main or marginal workers. The people who do not have access to give their children proper education they untimely put them into work. They only think about feeding their families. The unkind people have the money-saving attitude,in various industries it is a major cause of child labour. They want to hire children because they pay them less for the same work as an adult. Children can work more than adults and also at fewer wages, they prefer children. It is easy for them to influence and manipulate them. Profit is their only motto and this is why they engage children in factories. If we wish to prevent children from labouring we should spread awareness about it. We should stop children from working and awre them about the value of education. We also have to spread this awareness among the parents. If we make education free,we will be able to educate more and more children who won’t have to do labouring. Moreover, we should also make people aware of the harmful consequences of child labour. If the government and people can come together on this issue then we can give many children a normal childhood and a better future.
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Child Labor refers to the employment of children in any sort of work that hinders their physical and mental health and withholds them from their basic education. Many children are forced to work because of some of the circumstances at their homes. But people should understand that if children don’t get proper education, they won’t be able to excel in their life.
A large number of children are bound to work at some places where it can be really dangerous for them to risk their lives. They are hired for some hazardous and non-hazardous activities like the glass industry, matchbox factories, carpet industry, as well as domestic help, etc.
Childhood is considered the best time of a person’s life. But many children lose their innocence in this greatest period of their life. But this time is very difficult for some children who are compelled to work to make both of their ends meet. According to the Child Labor project and 2011 census, 10.2 million children are captivated in child labor in India, out of which 4.5 million are girls.
Earlier, children used to help their parents with some activities like household chores, or some farming help like sowing, reaping, harvesting, etc but these days after the development of the industrial sector, the problem of child labor has increased tremendously.
Poverty is one of the major reasons behind child labor. In poor families, children are thought to be an extra helping hand. They believe children to be their bread earner and so they also tend to have more children. They do not consider education important at such a tender age. When these children grow up to a decent age, they are expected to share the responsibilities along with their parents.
The government has a major role to play in this issue. They should help the poor people by assuring them that the basic amenities to be provided to them at very low prices. We, as responsible citizens of the country, should not allow child labor at least at our homes, and try to educate them by helping them in every possible way.
