Saturday, March 20, 2010

Overview of Child Labor: Definition and Scope


Child labor is a serious social problem that exists worldwide, in both developed and developing countries. Thus, it is significant to note that the scope of this problem varies from one country to another depending on several variables: country’s legal, economic, financial and educational standards… It is a widespread problem noticed in poor districts and outskirts, besides to its remarkable expansion to central cities. Cases of child labor are viewed on a daily basis in various domains, and places such as: children working in agriculture, manufacturing factories, supermarkets, and restaurants… Child labor can be defined as the involvement of children, who are below a certain minimum age, in harmful employment practices. Such practices could have been chosen by children voluntarily or forced on them by their parents for financial purposes.

2 comments:

  1. This is an important topic you got there. These poor children actually do the work of a 25 year adult for a pay that barely reaches 2 dollars per month. This is really frustrating.

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  2. child labor have been a debatable issue for a long time but it seems no adequate solutions are being implemented. I think we need a really strong campaign to make a difference

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