What is child labour ?

                    What is  child   labour  ?

'' Child  laour ''  is  generally  speakig ,  work  for  children  that  harms  them  or 

or exploits  them  i  someway   ( physically, mentally  orally  or by  blockig  access  to  

education) .  it  is  the   work  that   exceeds  a  miimum  num. of  hours   depeding  on

the age  of   a  child  .  

61%  in  asia  , 32%  in  africa  7%  in  latin  america  ,  1%  in  U.S.  Caada ,  Europe and  otherwise

natios.  In  asia , 22%  of  the  workforce  is  children  246  millio  child  workers  aged  

5  and  17  were  involved  in  child  laour  out  of  which  171 millio   were   involved  in

work  that   by  its   nature  is  hazardous.  

accordig  to certain experts  appx.   million  bounded   children  labourers  are working 

asdome  in  south  asia .  beyond this  there  almost  55  million  bounded  child  labourers

hired  across a  various  other  idustries  less than  5%  of  child  labourers make  product  for  export  to  other   countries.

This  was  declared   by  the  parliyamet  on  23rd  dec, 1986,  it  includes prohibition

of  employment  of  children  i  certain  occupations   and   processes .  No  child   shall 

be  employed  or  permitted   to  work   in  any  other  occupatio  which  are  hazardous

by  its  nature  .

The  social  melady  of  child  laour  can  be  brought  undercontrol  ,  if  each  individual

take  resposibility of  reporting  about  any  one  employing  a  child  below  the  age  of  14  

years .  thus  instead  of   ignoring  one  should  find  out   about  reporting  child  labour

and  how  such  childre  ca  actually  e  saved   .   child  labour  can  be  controlled  if  the  

governmet   functions  effectively   with  the  support  of  the  public.

BY

Abhishek  singh

jalandhar