Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives them of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful. In villages, it is a common sight to see children of poor families working in fields or elsewhere to contribute to the family income. Such children are deprived of opportunities of education and are also prone to health risks.
In a sense, child labour is open exploitation as it deprives children of education and pushes them into exploitative situations. The side-effects of working at a young age are: risks of contracting occupational diseases like skin diseases, diseases of the lungs, weak eyesight, TB etc. ; vulnerability to sexual exploitation at the workplace; deprived of education. They grow up unable to avail development opportunities and end up as unskilled workers for the rest of their lives.
Child
labour
refers to the employment of
children
in any work that deprives them of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and
that is
mentally,
physically
,
socially
or
morally
dangerous
and harmful. In villages, it is a common sight to
see
children
of poor families working in fields or elsewhere to contribute to the family income. Such
children
are deprived
of opportunities of education and are
also
prone to health
risks
.
In a sense, child
labour
is open exploitation as it deprives
children
of education and pushes them into exploitative situations. The
side-effects
of working at a young age are:
risks
of contracting occupational diseases like skin diseases, diseases of the lungs, weak eyesight, TB etc. ; vulnerability to sexual exploitation at the workplace; deprived of education. They grow up unable to avail development opportunities and
end
up as unskilled workers for the rest of their
lives
.