A boy shown in the dusty, dangerous working conditions of brick-working in Bangladesh. (Brickworks Hell)
Background/ Picture 1: (Education/Child Labor)
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What is child Labor?Children in the workforce—typically in harmful or abusive situations—that are under the required age are considered to be child laborers. Child labor can be perceived in one of two ways: as a positive practice known to boost children both emotionally and socially or a dangerous situation where children are exploited for another person’s economic benefit. Most situations of child labor are a result of the latter, where children are forced into labor and gain little, if any, profit of their own.
Why is this important?Child Labor has a lasting impact on the lives of children—denying them their right to education, to a childhood and most importantly to stay out of life-threatening situations. Child Labor is an important human rights issue that is commonly overlooked because it does not appear to be an issue all over the world. This needs to be addressed by the whole world in joint cooperation because this inhumane practice is hurting the future generations of our world. With little to no access to education, the only skills child laborers learn are those of survival and those of the industry in which they work. These children should be allowed to learn to prosper and thrive instead of merely survive and scrape by. Child Labor must continually be stopped by individual countries such as Uganda, India and Brazil and also by the world as a whole since it is an exploitative, dangerous practice than endangers the well-being and future of each child involved.
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