CURSE OF CHILD LABOUR

Child labour is a dark area, dark area in the sense that the spotlight hardly ever falls on the volunteers who spend their time and effort and sometimes their money in pursuing it.

Worst Forms of Child Labour:

Worst forms of Child labour are defined as

•  Slavery
•  Trafficking
•  Bonded labour
•  Forced recruitment into armed conflict
•  Prostitution
• Pornography
• Activities such as the sale of drugs

HOW A STATE CAN ERADICATE CHILD LABOUR:

1. Spread awareness.
2. Government should address the root causes for exploitation.
3. Ensure the protection of children.
4. Withdrawal of children from harmful situations.
5. Strict enforcement of laws related to the custody of children.
6. Expose the children to education and skills for self-improvement.
7. To keep children’s rights high on the official agenda.
8. Private social welfare agencies neither have the strong force nor the clout to influence people against this evil. So, this work must be taken up by the POLITICAL PARTIES, and particularly so by the RELIGIOUS POLITICAL PARTIES.