Child Labor

Child Labor

Introduction

Child labor is when the young children of age group 6-12 years start working like adults. They carry heavy loads and weights on their narrow shoulders. They feel caring responsibilities like the head of the family. The era of 1900 was very important in history because it reflected many consequences and effects of child labor. Many of the big countries like USA and Russia were also victim of child labor. Child labor is giving employment to children and considers them as labor. It is illegal in many countries.

Discussion

In many countries, it does not allow the children under a certain age limits to work except those which are household works, family business or toy shop, and school related work. The employers should not allow the children to work in their organizations, if they are below the age limit. The minimum age factor is different in different countries. The condition of child labor in cities is different from in towns. In United States of America, the minimum age consider for the child to work is 16. The child can work without any restriction if he is at the age of 16. The children can work in cultivated fields even in the age of 12 because the condition is different in that case. There are certain organizations, which are working against child labor and it reduces around 15% from the year 1960 to 2003.

Human Rights violation

In poorer countries, the people have not resources to earn two ends meal per day; the child labor is very common. The parents do not afford many children and their expenditures, their school fees, their clothing and food. Therefore, they do not show interest if their child treats like a labor. There are many cases in such countries where child labor is very common and do not ...